Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an equal manner or to the same degree; alike.
  • In equal shares or portions: as, the estate is to be equally divided among the heirs.
  • Impartially; with equal justice.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb manner In an equal manner in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.
  • adverb degree In equal degree or extent; just as.
  • adverb conjunctive Used to link two or more coordinate elements

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
  • adverb to the same degree (often followed by `as')

Etymologies

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equal +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Where divers be Jub (iituied to one, whether they fhall fucceed equally orun equally*

    A treatise of testaments and last wills, fit to be understood by all men, that they may know, whether, whereof, and how, to make them 1677

  • The French writer, Reybaud, in his "Reformateurs Modernes," published in 1840, made the term equally familiar to the reading public of Continental Europe.

    Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles John Spargo 1921

  • Like a continental noble, he inherited his title equally with all his brothers.

    Seven English Cities William Dean Howells 1878

  • The front cover must present the full titlewith all words of the title equally prominent and visible.

    LXer Linux News 2008

  • We had from this time our intelligence facilitated, and our conversation enlarged, by the company of Mr. Macqueen, minister of a parish in Sky, whose knowledge and politeness give him a title equally to kindness and respect, and who, from this time, never forsook us till we were preparing to leave Sky, and the adjacent places.

    A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland 2003

  • Being a term equally applicable to one-half of the brute creation, it tends to lower the dignity of womanhood.

    The Woman's Advocate, Vol. I, No V. 1869

  • Being a term equally applicable to one-half of the brute creation, it tends to lower the dignity of womanhood.

    An American Vulgarism. 1869

  • At length the matter was taken up seriously, and the editors explained that Mr. Hamilton, on succeeding his brother-in-law, had kept up the old title; so that Robert-Houdin was a term equally applicable to the performer and to the style of performance.

    Memoirs of Robert-Houdin Houdin, Robert 1858

  • I mean to collect all the Erse traditions, poems, &c. &c., and translate, or expand the subject to fill a volume, which may appear next spring under the denomination of 'The Highland Harp,' or some title equally picturesque.

    Life of Lord Byron Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 1854

  • The actor has always been what he calls an equally left-brain/right-brain person, as comfortable with bookkeeping as with life on the stage, and has nearly always juggled jobs in both worlds, sometimes taking a hiatus from acting, but more often doing both.

    The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com Jane Horwitz 2011

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  • In Pushing Daisies I came upon the cute pronunciation /ikw'ɪli/. :-)

    December 21, 2008