fairly
Use Fairly in a sentence
li 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.
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| —adv | |
| 1. | (not used with a negative) moderately |
| 2. | as deserved; justly |
| 3. | (not used with a negative) positively; absolutely: the hall fairly rang with applause |
| 4. | archaic clearly |
| 5. | obsolete courteously |
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Example sentences
Learning could only be fairly and finally met by learning.
In contrast, when the tick isn't feeding, the population is fairly homogeneous.
Once you do that, selling to the electricity sector can be made fairly easy.
Whiptail lizards are a fairly ordinary-looking bunch, but some species are among the strangest animals around.
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