evenhanded

[ ee-vuhn-han-did ]
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adjective
  1. impartial; equitable: evenhanded justice.

Origin of evenhanded

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; even1 + handed

Other words from evenhanded

  • e·ven·hand·ed·ly, adverb
  • e·ven·hand·ed·ness, noun

Words Nearby evenhanded

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How to use evenhanded in a sentence

  • But the law is evenhanded; it levies an equal succession-tax on the transmission of badness as of goodness.

    Applied Eugenics | Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
  • Did not evenhanded justice ere-long commend the poisoned chalice to their own lips?

  • The Thin One settled all night disputes in the most evenhanded way.

    The Dew of Their Youth | S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for even-handed

even-handed

adjective
  1. dealing fairly with all; impartial

Derived forms of even-handed

  • even-handedly, adverb
  • even-handedness, noun

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