Antonyms for evenly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ee-vuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈi vən


Definition of evenly

Origin :
  • Old English efenlice; see even (adj.) + -ly (2).
  • adv on an even plane
  • adv equally proportioned or distributed
Example sentences :
  • All the penalties will not be light, nor evenly distributed.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Give the gold to the men; tell them we'll divide it evenly among them.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • He had the classic style, accurate, evenly balanced, and supple.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Wet the edges of the pie-dish, and lay them evenly round it.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Elliptical, more than twice as long as wide, and evenly curved.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • Then the trench is evenly filled with earth and the cultivator follows.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The band should be half a nail in depth, and the frill is to be crimped as evenly as possible.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
  • So evenly had gone the fortune of the game that all now depended on this card.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • "I did not discover it until I reached this spot," she said evenly.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • "I don't like it," Mrs. Austen said evenly to Peter Verelst.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

Synonyms for evenly

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