Fairly

/ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/ · adverb

Meaning

(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party.

Definitions by Sense

1. (manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
3. Honestly; properly.
4. Softly; quietly; gently.
5. (degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat.
6. (dated) Almost; practically.
7. (archaic) Of handwriting: neatly and legibly.

Example Sentences

A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged.

a town fairly situated for foreign trade

Consumer laws aim to have consumers fairly treated.

10. You will be civil and attentive to passengers, giving proper assistance to ladies and children getting in or out, and never start the car before passengers are fairly received or landed.

They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.[…].

The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.

My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.

The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices). It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber.

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• more fairly
• fairlier
• most fairly
• fairliest

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