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fair·ly F0015300 (fâr′lē)adv.1. a. In a fair or just manner; equitably.b. Legitimately; suitably.2. Clearly; distinctly.3. Actually; fully: The walls fairly shook with their bellowing.4. a. Moderately; rather: a fairly good dinner.b. To a reasonable degree: I was fairly sure that I would go to the party.5. Obsolete a. Gently.b. Courteously.fairly (ˈfɛəlɪ) adv1. (not used with a negative) moderately2. as deserved; justly3. (not used with a negative) positively; absolutely: the hall fairly rang with applause. 4. archaic clearly5. obsolete courteouslyfair•ly (ˈfɛər li)
adv. 1. in a fair manner; justly; impartially. 2. moderately; tolerably: a fairly heavy rain. 3. properly; legitimately: a claim fairly made. 4. clearly; distinctly: fairly seen. 5. so to speak; seemingly: ears fairly steaming with rage. 6. Obs. softly; gently. 7. Obs. courteously. [1350–1400] fair fairly1. 'fair'You say that behaviour or a decision is fair when it is reasonable, right, or just. It wouldn't be fair to disturb the children's education at this stage.Do you feel they're paying their fair share?2. 'fairly'Don't use 'fair' as an adverb, except in the expression play fair. If you want to say that something is done in a reasonable or just way, the word you use is fairly. We want it to be fairly distributed.He had not explained things fairly.Fairly also has a completely different meaning. It means 'to quite a large degree'. The information was fairly accurate.I wrote the first part fairly quickly.Be Careful!
Don't use 'fairly' in front of a comparative form. Don't say, for example, 'The train is fairly quicker than the bus'. In conversation and less formal writing, you say 'The train is a bit quicker than the bus'. Golf's a bit more expensive.I began to understand her a bit better.Be Careful!
In more formal writing, you use rather or somewhat. In short, the problems now look rather worse than they did a year ago.The results were somewhat lower than expected.Many other words and expressions can be used to show degree. Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | fairly - to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"jolly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat | | 2. | fairly - without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"evenhandedly, fair | | 3. | fairly - in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"fair, cleanbelow the belt, unfairly - in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt" |
fairlyadverb1. equitably, objectively, legitimately, honestly, justly, lawfully, without prejudice, dispassionately, impartially, even-handedly, without bias They solved their problems quickly and fairly.2. moderately, rather, quite, somewhat, reasonably, adequately, pretty well, tolerably, passably We did fairly well.3. positively, really, simply, absolutely, in a manner of speaking, veritably He fairly flew across the room.4. deservedly, objectively, honestly, justifiably, justly, impartially, equitably, without fear or favour, properly It can no doubt be fairly argued that he is entitled to every penny.fairlyadverb1. In a fair, sporting manner:cleanly, correctly, fair, properly.2. In truth:actually, genuinely, indeed, positively, really, truly, truthfully, verily.Idiom: for fair.3. To some extent:pretty, rather.Idiom: more or less.Translationsfair1 (feə) adjective1. light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin. fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair. 白晳的皮膚，金黃色的頭髮 肤色白晰的，头发金黄色的 2. just; not favouring one side. a fair test. 公平的 公平的3. (of weather) fine; without rain. a fair afternoon. 晴朗的 晴朗的4. quite good; neither bad nor good. Her work is only fair. 尚可的 尚好的5. quite big, long etc. a fair size. 適當的 适当的6. beautiful. a fair maiden. 美麗的 美丽的ˈfairness noun 公平 公平ˈfairly adverb1. justly; honestly. fairly judged. 公正地 公正地2. quite or rather. The work was fairly hard. 相當 相当fair play honest treatment; an absence of cheating, biased actions etc. He's not involved in the contest – he's only here to see fair play. 公平處理，無人作弊的公平比賽 公平处理，公平比赛 EncyclopediaSeefairFinancialSeeFairfairly
Synonyms for fairlyadv equitablySynonyms- equitably
- objectively
- legitimately
- honestly
- justly
- lawfully
- without prejudice
- dispassionately
- impartially
- even-handedly
- without bias
adv moderatelySynonyms- moderately
- rather
- quite
- somewhat
- reasonably
- adequately
- pretty well
- tolerably
- passably
adv positivelySynonyms- positively
- really
- simply
- absolutely
- in a manner of speaking
- veritably
adv deservedlySynonyms- deservedly
- objectively
- honestly
- justifiably
- justly
- impartially
- equitably
- without fear or favour
- properly
Synonyms for fairlyadv in a fair, sporting mannerSynonyms- cleanly
- correctly
- fair
- properly
adv in truthSynonyms- actually
- genuinely
- indeed
- positively
- really
- truly
- truthfully
- verily
adv to some extentSynonymsSynonyms for fairlyadv to a moderately sufficient extent or degreeSynonyms- jolly
- middling
- moderately
- passably
- pretty
- reasonably
- somewhat
adv without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded mannerSynonymsadv in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheatingSynonymsAntonyms |