level
adjective
having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
levelly
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a word derived from
level.
Example Sentences
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Or rather, Mailer — affecting a puzzling Irish brogue, as he was known to do — shot barb after barb at a somewhat amused Vidal, who responded levelly.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021
He had discussed the matter with Sushila and could levelly report to Mateo what he had heard about his behavior, first when drunk in the park, and then when sober in the supermarket.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 15, 2019
“This is a new way and it’s a new day and it’s a new chair and I have the gavel at this point,” Waters said levelly.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2019
I applied the science, much as a loving family might apply their standards, levelly and coolly, to choose a mate for their beloved grown child.
From Time ● Dec. 23, 2014
“I don’t want your money,” she said, a little sharply, keeping her eyes levelly on the sunken roof of the abandoned house.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
