About The Word Fairly
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Fairly
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What's The Definition Of Fairly?
[adv] to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason"
[adv] in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [adv] in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" Synonyms | Synonyms for Fairly: clean | evenhandedly | fair | middling | moderately | passably | reasonably | somewhat | within reason | without favoring one party Related Terms | Find terms related to Fairly: a bit | a little | absolutely | acceptably | actually | adequately | after a fashion | appreciably | at any rate | at best | at least | at most | at the least | at the most | at the outside | at worst | comparatively | completely | decently | decipherably | deservedly | detectably | disinterestedly | dispassionately | duly | equally | equitably | evenly | extremely | fair | fair to middling | fairishly | fairly well | honestly | impartially | impersonally | in a manner | in a measure | in a way | in part | in some measure | incompletely | indifferently | justifiably | justifiedly | justly | kind of | leastwise | legibly | mediocrely | meetly | merely | middling well | middlingly | mildly | moderately | modestly | more or less | not comprehensively | not exhaustively | objectively | only | part | partially | partly | passably | positively | presentably | pretty | pretty well | pro tanto | properly | purely | quite | rather | readably | really | relatively | respectably | rightfully | rightly | satisfactorily | scarcely | simply | slightly | so far | some | something | somewhat | sort of | so-so | sufficiently | thus far | to a degree | to some degree | to some extent | tolerably | totally | unexceptionably | upon even terms | utterly | veritably | very | virtually | visibly | warrantably | warrantedly | well enough | without distinction See Also | Fairly In Webster's Dictionary \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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