1. With or in conformity to one form or standard on the part of several; in the same way as others or another; without diversity of one from another.
In later use merging into sense 3, from which it is not always clearly distinct.
1549. W. Thomas, Hist. Italy, 74 b. The one syde [of the street] is built of harde stone, all vniformely with faire glasen wyndowes.
1559. Bp. C. Scot, in Strype, Ann. Ref. (1709), I. II. App. x. 27. Common prayers, and the holie sacraments uniformly mynystred.
1617. Moryson, Itin., I. 182. The houses are vniformely, and very fairely built of free-stone.
1748. Anson’s Voy., III. vii. 360. A hundred … were uniformly drest in the regimentals of the marines.
1847. C. Brontë, J. Eyre, v. They were uniformly dressed in brown stuff frocks.
2. With uniformity in degree, quantity, or extent; in or with the same relative proportion; equally, equably.
1577. Harrison, England, II. vi. (1877), I. 156. They giue it gentle heats … till it be drie, and in the meane while they turne it often, that it may be vniformelie dried.
1609. Douland, Ornithoparcus’ Microl., 78. A Consonance is a mixture of two Sounds falling into the eares vniformely.
1656. Hobbes, Six Lessons, Wks. 1845, VII. 282. Two movents, one uniform, the other uniformly accelerated.
1743. W. Emerson, Fluxions, 109. The Space … would be uniformly discribed in a given Time.
1773. Cook, First Voyage, III. vi. III. 632. Their skins were so uniformly covered with dirt, that it was very difficult to ascertain their true colour.
1815. J. Smith, Panorama Sc. & Art, II. 654. It is advisable to make the soil uniformly deep in every part.
1869. Tyndall, in Fortn. Rev., 1 Feb., 244. If … the plate be wedge-shaped, thickening gradually and uniformly from edge to back.
3. In a manner that is always the same; without variation or alteration; at all times or in every case alike; invariably.
1682. Norris, Hierocles, 11. By Law is understood the power of God as it always acts uniformly.
1736. Butler, Anal., I. ii. Wks. 1874, I. 38. We find the consequences, which we were beforehand informed of, uniformly to follow.
1776. Gibbon, Decl. & F., xiii. I. 375. The calm dignity which he uniformly affected.
1825. Scott, Talism., xxvi. When once noticed, it uniformly made a strong impression on the spectator.
1863. E. V. Neale, Anal. Th. & Nat., 249. The judgments of our propositions are uniformly made by the verb ‘to be.’
1897. Law Times, XCII. 124/1. Since 1846 the Chancellorship has been uniformly held by Irish barristers.
b. Qualifying adjectives or adverbs.
1769. Robertson, Chas. V., XI. Wks. 1813, III. 329. An administration uniformly equitable and moderate.
1827. J. Ivimey, Pilgr. 19th Cent., iii. 59. ‘And was he uniformly successful in trade?’ said I.
Phebe. ‘I cannot say that he was always successful; he was uniformly honourable.’
1842. J. Wilson, Chr. North, I. 245. Life has gone uniformly well with him.
1898. ‘Merriman,’ Roden’s Corner, x. The result has been uniformly satisfactory.
