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–adverb
1.in a fair manner; justly or honestly; impartially.
2.moderately; tolerably: a fairly heavy rain.
3.properly; legitimately: a claim fairly made.
4.clearly; distinctly: fairly seen.
5.Chiefly Southern U.S.
a.actually; completely: The wheels fairly spun.
b.almost; practically: He slipped off the roof and fairly broke his neck.
6.Obsolete. softly.
7.Obsolete. courteously.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; see fair1, -ly]
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fair·ly    Audio Help   (fâr'lē)  Pronunciation Key 
adv.  
    1. In a fair or just manner; equitably.
    2. Legitimately; suitably.
    3. Moderately; rather: a fairly good dinner.
    4. To a reasonable degree: I was fairly sure that I would go to the party.
    5. Gently.
    6. Courteously.
  1. Clearly; distinctly.
  2. Actually; fully: The walls fairly shook with their bellowing.
    1. Moderately; rather: a fairly good dinner.
    2. To a reasonable degree: I was fairly sure that I would go to the party.
    3. Gently.
    4. Courteously.
  3. Obsolete
    1. Gently.
    2. Courteously.

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fairly

adverb
1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers" [syn: reasonably] [ant: immoderately
2. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" 
3. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" [ant: below the belt

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈfairly1 adverb
justly; honestly
Example: fairly judged
Arabic: بِعَدالَه
Chinese (Simplified): 公正地
Chinese (Traditional): 公正地
Czech: čestně, poctivě
Danish: retfærdigt
Dutch: eerlijk
Estonian: õiglaselt
Finnish: oikeudenmukaisesti
French: impartialement
German: gerecht
Greek: δίκαια
Hungarian: tisztességesen
Icelandic: heiðarlega
Indonesian: dengan adil
Italian: equamente
Japanese: 公正に
Korean: 공정하게
Latvian: godīgi; taisnīgi
Lithuanian: teisingai
Norwegian: rettferdig, rimelig, ærlig
Polish: sprawiedliwie, bezstronnie
Portuguese (Brazil): imparcialmente
Portuguese (Portugal): justamente, *com justiça, honestamente
Romanian: corect
Russian: справедливо
Slovak: čestne, poctivo
Slovenian: nepristransko
Spanish: justamente, equitativamente
Swedish: rättvist
Turkish: dürüstçe
ˈfairly2 adverb
quite or rather
Example: The work was fairly hard.
Arabic: إلى حَد ما، بَعض الشَّيء
Chinese (Simplified): 相当
Chinese (Traditional): 相當
Czech: docela
Danish: temmelig; nogenlunde
Dutch: vrij
Estonian: üsna
Finnish: kohtalaisen
French: assez
German: ziemlich
Greek: αρκετά
Hungarian: meglehetősen
Icelandic: sæmilega, nokkuð
Indonesian: agak
Italian: abbastanza
Japanese: かなり
Korean: 상당히, 꽤
Latvian: diezgan; mēreni
Lithuanian: gana, pakankamai
Norwegian: ganske, nokså, temmelig
Polish: całkiem, dość
Portuguese (Brazil): bastante
Portuguese (Portugal): bastante
Romanian: destul (de)
Russian: довольно
Slovak: dosť
Slovenian: precej
Spanish: bastante
Swedish: ganska, rätt
Turkish: oldukça, bir hayli
See also: fair, fair play

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Fairly

Fair"ly\, adv. 1. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.

Even the nature of Mr. Dimmesdale's disease had never fairly been revealed to him. --Hawthorne.

2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign traade.

3. Honestly; properly.

Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly within their grasp. --Hawthorne.

4. Softly; quietly; gently. [Obs.] --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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