evenlike

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English efenlike, also evenliche, from Old English efnlīċe (“evenly, equally”, adverb). More at evenly.

Adverb

evenlike (comparative more evenlike, superlative most evenlike)

1. (now chiefly dialectal, nonstandard) Evenly.
   • 1999, Pamela Quint Chambers, The Bride Quilt - Page 217:

     "I figured to show you how to practice your stitches on the mendin' 'til you can sew them all small an' evenlike.

Etymology 2

From even +‎ -like. Compare Middle English evenlike, Old English efenlīc (“equal, even”).

Adjective

evenlike (comparative more evenlike, superlative most evenlike)

1. Characteristically even, equal, or level.
   • 1835, The Dublin Penny Journal, volumes 3-4, page 247:

     Kate was not of a sorrowful disposition; but since the death of an affectionate mother, whom she had dearly loved, her natural vivacity had settled into an evenlike seriousness of manner, which gave to her pleasing countenance a doubly interesting appearance [...]

   • 2004, Optics Letters - Volume 29, Pages 417-912 - Page 861:

     The magnetic field component, Hz, of the waveguide mode considered assumes an evenlike symmetry along the center of the waveguide. In type A structures, the photonic crystal cladding has even symmetry along the center of the defect.

Related terms

• evenish