Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. In a fair or just manner; equitably.
- adv. Legitimately; suitably.
- adv. Clearly; distinctly.
- adv. Actually; fully: The walls fairly shook with their bellowing.
- adv. Moderately; rather: a fairly good dinner.
- adv. To a reasonable degree: I was fairly sure that I would go to the party.
- adv. Obsolete Gently.
- adv. Obsolete Courteously.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a fair manner. Beautifully; handsomely.
- Honestly; justly; equitably; honorably.
- Fully; clearly; distinctly.
- Reasonably; moderately; measurably; considerably.
- Absolutely; positively; actually; completely: an intensive or emphatic word: as, I am fairly worn out; the wheels fairly spun.
- Softly; gently.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
- adv. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign trade.
- adv. Honestly; properly.
- adv. Softly; quietly; gently.
- adv. partly, not fully; somewhat
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
- adv. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
- adv. Honestly; properly.
- adv. obsolete Softly; quietly; gently.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
- adv. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
- adv. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Etymologies
- fair + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“However, that is not what the term fairly valued means.”
“I mentioned the word fairly early in a conversation at his home in Princeton, N.J.”
“Bloody Eyes" the Turkomans named Skobeleff, and the title fairly indicated his ruthless lust for blood.”
“Or, still more so, the hocus-pocus in mathematical form, by means of which Spinoza has, as it were, clad his philosophy in mail and mask -- in fact, the "love of HIS wisdom," to translate the term fairly and squarely -- in order thereby to strike terror at once into the heart of the assailant who should dare to cast a glance on that invincible maiden, that Pallas”
“IMF Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard said world economic growth is projected to be about 4.5 percent this year and next, which he characterized as a "fairly high" growth rate.”
Voice of America: IMF: Global Economy Growing But Faces Risks
“If the P/E 10 falls between 12 and 20, or what he terms "fairly valued," increase that rate by 0.5% to 5%.”
“WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Happening now, Bill Clinton retells what he called a fairly tale.”
“Marines could retake Fallujah in what they call fairly short order if those insurgent do not disarm.”
“A little concerned about the doctor's use of the word "fairly," the man asks, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?”
“Houldin says the main fear is that the fierce winds will topple trees and damage what he calls a fairly affluent community with large houses.”
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Honestly, it's really quite common for any given person to have a number of phrases that they toss into a sentence, whether it's necessary or not. As such, I thought that it'd be reasonable for me ...
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