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evenhanded
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Evenhanded
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e·ven·hand·ed
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ˈi
vənˈhæn
dɪd
/
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ee
-v
uh
n-
han
-did
]
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adjective
impartial; equitable:
evenhanded
justice
.
Origin:
1595–1605;
even
+
handed
Related forms
e·ven·hand·ed·ly,
adverb
e·ven·hand·ed·ness,
noun
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evenhanded
adjective
without partiality; "evenhanded justice"
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Example sentences
But it turns out that the universe is not
evenhanded
.
The author does not claim to offer an
evenhanded
account.
But journalists are apt to be less strident and more
evenhanded
than many of
the people they quote.
But that won't guarantee more
evenhanded
interpretations.
There was talk in the eighteen-seventies about paying umpires, and whether that would make them less
evenhanded
.
There have long been concerns that this system fails to provide an
evenhanded
statewide standard for the punishment of criminals.
Her naive, proudly open-minded and
evenhanded
listener wants to know why the vehemence, if not murderous venom.
Much of this excerpt seems to be a work of criticism more than an
evenhanded
examination of an aspect of science.
The government insists the current electoral policies are
evenhanded
.
It's all conveyed with an
evenhanded
, often affectionate tone.
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