equally
Use Equally in a sentence
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| —adj (often foll by to | |
| 1. | identical in size, quantity, degree, intensity, etc; the same (as) |
| 2. | having identical privileges, rights, status, etc: all men are equal before the law |
| 3. | having uniform effect or application: equal opportunities |
| 4. | evenly balanced or proportioned: the game was equal between the teams |
| 5. | ( |
| 6. | another word for equivalent |
| —n | |
| 7. | a person or thing equal to another, esp in merit, ability, etc: he has no equal when it comes to boxing |
| —vb (usually foll by out) , equals, equalling, equalled, equals, equaling, equaled | |
| 8. | (tr) to be equal to; correspond to; match: my offer equals his |
| 9. | to become equal or level |
| 10. | (tr) to make, perform, or do something equal to: to equal the world record |
| 11. | archaic (tr) to make equal |
| [C14: from Latin aequālis, from aequus level, of obscure origin] | |
| usage The use of more equal as in from now on their relationship will be a more equal one is acceptable in modern English usage. Equally is preferred to equally as in sentences such as reassuring the victims is equally important. Just as is preferred to equally as in sentences such as their surprise was just as great as his | |
| 'equally | |
| —adv | |
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Equally
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Example sentences
All comers, regardless of athletic ability, look equally ridiculous.
The bladderwort has an equally sophisticated way of setting its underwater trap.
Equally, he ignored almost the whole industrial exhibit.
The incident also could have been caused or exacerbated by coal dust, which is equally combustible.
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