equably

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English equable

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 equably

From equable + -ly.

Adverb

equably (comparative more equably, superlative most equably)

1. In an equable manner.
   • 1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London:

     "Don't be a fool, Nickle," replied Joolby, glancing equably over the top of the paper as he considered it.