equally

Words with a similar base: equally

'equally'

[equally.r.01] as in: to the same degree (often followed by `as')

Examples:
they were equally beautiful
birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly
sang as sweetly as a nightingale
he is every bit as mean as she is

'equally'

[evenly.r.01] as in: in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way

Examples:
a class evenly divided between girls and boys
they split their winnings equally
deal equally with rich and poor

Origins

					equally (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── equal (English)
    └── aequalis (Latin)
        ├── -alis (Latin)
        └── aequus (Latin)

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