26984 words

evenly

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
If you say something evenly, you speak without showing emotion in your voice although you are angry or not satisfied in some way:

Examples:

"We are not terrorists," he said evenly. "We are freedom fighters."
2
in or into equal amounts:

Examples:

Divide the mixture evenly between the baking pans.
Congress is still evenly divided on the issue.
3
in a continuous or regular way:

Examples:

She breathed evenly.
4
To say something evenly is to speak without showing emotion:

Examples:

"You have no right to do that," he said evenly.
5
in or into equal amounts:

Examples:

Divide the mixture evenly between the two pans.

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