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evenly

adv
/ˈiːvənli/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from efenlīċe — “evenly, alike, equally”
  2. inherited from evenly

Definitions

  1. So as to form a flat surface.

    • Spread the icing evenly over the cake.

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

    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. In a manner that leaves no remainder.

    • 12 is evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. In terms of or by means of even numbers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at evenly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at evenly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at evenly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA