uniformly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈjuːnɪfɔːmli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈjunəfɔɹmli/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin uniformis Middle French uniformebor. English uniform 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 uniformly From uniform + -ly.
Meanings
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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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most uniformly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more uniformly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
hyperuniformly · nonuniformly · uniformly continuous
Hyponyms
continually · nonstop · persistently
Synonyms
consistently · unalterably · constantly · immutably · invariably · unvaryingly · unchangeably · always · unchangingly · invariously · uniformly · still
Translations (8)
gl uniformemente (in a uniform manner) · pt uniformemente (in a uniform manner) · hu egységesen (in a uniform manner) · it uniformemente (in a uniform manner) · es uniformemente (in a uniform manner) · fr uniformément (in a uniform manner) · ca uniformement (in a uniform manner) · eo unuforme (in a uniform manner)