equally

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English equal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English equally From equal + -ly.

1. In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly

   “All citizens are equally taxed.”

   “The pie was divided equally among the guests.”

2. In equal degree or extent; just as.

   “The gas stations are equally far from the highway.”

   “The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible.”

3. Used to link two or more coordinate elements

   “John suffered setbacks at his job. Equally, Frank's business slowed.”