equably, adv.
(ˈiːk-, ˈɛkwəblɪ)
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
In an equable manner; uniformly, regularly; justly, fairly; calmly, tranquilly.
| 1726 tr. Gregory's Astron. I. iii. 417 The Sun..mov'd both equably and in the Equator. a 1743 Cheyne (J.), If bodies move equably in concentrick circles, etc. 1798 Malthus Popul. (1806) II. iii. x. 238 The wealth of the civilized world will..be..more equably diffused. 1839 Thirlwall Greece III. 61 The..cultivation of their fertile and equably divided territory. 1873 Black Pr. Thule xi. 172 Equably confessing her ignorance on all such points. |