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Meaning of 'fairly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fairly [ adv.]
- In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
- Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign traade.
- Honestly; properly.
- Softly; quietly; gently.

Meaning of 'fairly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fairly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
Example in sentence:
  • deal fairly with one another
Meaning (2):
- to certain extent or degree
Example in sentence:
  • he is fairly clever with computers;
  • jolly decent of him;
  • pretty bad;
  • pretty big;
  • the shoes are priced reasonably
Meaning (3):
- in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Example in sentence:
  • they played fairly

Nearby Words:

faience fail failance failed failing faille failure fain faineant faint

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