† evenliklyadv.
Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
1. Directly, in a direct line. Cf. evenly adv. 6.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > lineage or descent > [adverb] > in direct line
by linec1374
evenly?c1400
lineally1426
even1489
evenliklya1500
in a diametera1681
a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 369 Bot fra þe stok ewynlykly Discendande persownys lynyally.
2. Exactly. Cf. evenly adv. 5a.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adverb]
rightlyeOE
righteOE
evenOE
evenlya1225
redlyc1275
justicelya1375
justilya1375
justlya1375
redilya1375
trulya1375
properlya1382
precisec1392
preciselyc1392
truec1392
straitlya1395
leala1400
arightc1405
by linec1420
justlyc1425
featlya1450
rule-righta1450
to the letter?1495
exquisitely1526
evenliklya1530
very1530
absolutely1538
jump1539
just1568
accurately1581
punctually1581
jumplya1586
arights1596
just so1601
plumb1601
compassly1606
nicelya1616
squarely1626
justa1631
adequately1632
mathematicallya1638
critically1655
exquisitively1660
just1665
pointedly1667
faithfully1690
correctlya1704
jus1801
jest1815
jes1851
neat1875
cleanly1883
on the nose1883
smack-dab1892
spot on1920
forensically1974
a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) vii. l. 1188 A thowsand a hundyr and fyfty And thre yhere thare-till ewynlykly.
a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) iv. l. 1094 Four hundyr vyntyr and fyfty And twa to rekyn oure evynlykly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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