See Also: evenly(1)(dictionary)
evenly(2)(dictionary)
evenly(dictionary)
Evenly - Horse Racing(gambling)

evenly(2) (iou)



evenly adverb. OE.
[from EVEN adjective + -LY2.]
a. In an equal degree or proportion. OE-LME.
b. In equal shares, equally; as much on one side as on the other. LME.
E. Feinstein We are evenly bad at the business of providing for one another's needs.
c. To the same degree throughout. E17.
Without inclination or advantage to either side; impartially, equitably. ME.
T. Arnold A single battle, evenly contested.
Exactly; in exact agreement. ME.
So as to present an even or uniform surface, form, or line; without inequalities in level, colour, consistency, etc. LME.
B. Pym It is drying lighter, and quite evenly too. J. M. Coetzee He counted thirty tents evenly spaced over the camp terrain.
With equanimity; serenely, tranquilly; (of a movement or action) without variation, uniformly. LME.
J. Steinbeck He settled back and ate more slowly now, chewed evenly.
a. In a straight line, directly. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
b. (On a) level with. L16.