evenly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   So as to form a flat surface.

   Spread the icing evenly over the cake.

2. 2
   adv

   In a fair manner of distribution, giving the same amount or number to each; equally.

   To avoid arguments, he divided the sweets evenly between his two children.

3. 3
   adv

   In a manner that leaves no remainder.

   12 is evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6.

4. 4
   adv

   In terms of or by means of even numbers.

   The oddly counted lords are always out of sync with at least one other evenly counted cycle. These two strange counts assured that at no single moment could all cycles end at the same time for an extraordinarily long time, for at least one odd count threw off all the even ones.

5. 5
   adv

   in a level and regular way

6. 6
   adv

   in equal amounts or shares

Etymology

From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly.