uniformly

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US/ˈjunəfɔɹmli/UK/ˈjuːnɪfɔːmli/

adverb

In a uniform manner, consistently.

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adverbuniformly (comparative more uniformly, superlative most uniformly)

comparative more uniformly · superlative most uniformly

  1. In a uniform manner, consistently.

    The Pullmans have been painted green, uniformly with the rest of the stock, and only their characteristic outline distinguishes them from the rest of the stock.

    1945 July and August, “Notes and News: B.L.A. Leave Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 231
    1 more example

    After decades of observation, it's pretty obvious to me that all governments are uniformly useless at actually running anything, so we need to employ the private sector to do the job for us on properly specified contracts [...].

    2022 August 24, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Rail strikes deadlock”, in RAIL, number 964, page 3

    Synonyms: consistently, invariably, always, constantly, immutably, invariously, still, unalterably

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  8. Latinfōrma
  9. Latinuniformis
  10. Middle Frenchuniforme
  11. Englishuniform
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. Englishuniformly

From uniform + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan uniformement
  • uniformementin a uniform manner
Esperanto unuforme
  • unuformein a uniform manner
French uniformément
  • uniformémentin a uniform manner
Hungarian egységesen
  • egységesenin a uniform manner
Italian uniformemente
  • uniformementein a uniform manner
Portuguese uniformemente
  • uniformementein a uniform manner
Spanish uniformemente
  • uniformementein a uniform manner
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Chicago

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