equally

pronunciation

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  • Adverb:
    to the same degree (often followed by `as')
    in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way

Word Origin

equally (adv.)
late 14c., "in equal shares," from equal (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "impartially" is from 1520s; that of "in an equal manner, uniformly" is from 1660s.

Antonym

adv.

partially

Example

1. Local whites are equally upbeat .
2. What followed was equally striking .
3. The dog equally study , the gentleman equally plays .
4. The delegates were equally ambivalent about political reform .
5. Their father divided a small inheritance equally between them .

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