equally
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,782 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,160 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- to the same degree (often followed by “as”) also: as, every bit they were equally beautifulbirds were singing and the child sang as sweetly
- in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way also: evenly a class evenly divided between girls and boysthey split their winnings equally
equally in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Equally tantalising are the fleeting symbolisms that suggest themselves now and then.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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Equally favoured were stories dealing with Norse Mythology and the heroic legends of his race.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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At other times the contests are only of the intellect and the mind, but are equally remarkable.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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The Quaker pilgrims of Pennsylvania, seeking the same object by different means, have not been equally fortunate.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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Equally in reading hereinafter will the judicious waive all allegorical interpretation, if merely because the suggestions hitherto advanced are inconveniently various.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1