Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a fair (entertainment and trading event).

Etymologies

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fair +‎ -like

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Examples

  • But historically as the real work of the convention declined the size of the journalistic cohort increased -- ballooned really -- so that in recent years you have had gigantic fairlike public-relations events attended by thundering herds of thousands upon thousands of journalists trying to trick some drama and import out of them.

    Convention Circus 2008

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