Antonyms for levelly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : lev-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv əl


Definition of levelly

Origin :
  • early 15c., from level (n.). To do one's level best is from 1851.
  • As in evenly : adv on an even plane
Example sentences :
  • "That's the second time you've made a crack like that," said Paresi levelly.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Point » by James E. Gunn
  • Prigs do not stand upon their heads, but levelly and beautifully upon their feet.
  • Extract from : « Twos and Threes » by G. B. Stern
  • "Keep your hands off o' them jewels," said the voice, levelly.
  • Extract from : « The Alternative » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • "The order was meant for every one, Miss Clinton," he said levelly.
  • Extract from : « West Wind Drift » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • I put my roll in my pocket and looked him levelly in the eye.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • There were tears in her great black eyes as she looked at him levelly.
  • Extract from : « The Heritage of the Hills » by Arthur P. Hankins
  • She had turned her face slowly to his and was looking him levelly in the eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Maker of Opportunities » by George Gibbs
  • "It did not go to Braden, Mrs. Wintermill," said Anne levelly.
  • Extract from : « From the Housetops » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • Sue saw that a rocky rise in the floor directly in front of the disintegrators had been planed off levelly.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories, April, 1931 » by Various
  • You are entitled to the utmost respect on the part of your pupils, Miss Merton, she levelly acknowledged.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, High School Junior » by Pauline Lester

Synonyms for levelly

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