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Share This fair·ly Audio Help / ˈfɛər / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fair -lee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –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.
[Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see
fair 1 -ly ]
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In a fair or just manner; equitably.
Legitimately; suitably.
Moderately; rather: a fairly good dinner.
To a reasonable degree: I was fairly sure that I would go to the party.
Gently.
Courteously.
Clearly; distinctly.
Actually; fully: The walls fairly shook with their bellowing.
Moderately; rather: a fairly good dinner.
To a reasonable degree: I was fairly sure that I would go to the party.
Gently.
Courteously.
Obsolete Gently.
Courteously.
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Share This 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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Share This ˈfairly 1 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
ˈfairly 2 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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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.
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