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单词 fairly
释义

fairly

/ˈfɛːli /
adverb
1With justice: he could not fairly be accused of wasting police time...
  • Trade doesn't have to exploit the poor; done fairly, it can actually end poverty.
  • Yet we somehow find a way to compete fairly and still get along for the betterment of the team.
  • Would you trust this man to behave fairly, honestly, and ethically in his portfolio?

Synonyms

justly, equitably, impartially, without bias, without prejudice, without fear or favour, with an open mind, open-mindedly, even-handedly, objectively, neutrally, disinterestedly;
properly, lawfully, legally, legitimately, licitly, by the book, in accordance with the rules, according to the rules;
equally, the same
informal fairly and squarely
2 [usually as submodifier] To a moderately high degree: I was fairly certain she had nothing to do with the affair...
  • Most of our fine police officers have a fairly large degree of discretion to use.
  • It's still fairly big and quite bulky but we're gradually getting there.
  • The demo came out really well; recorded fairly quickly, pretty much live and without too much fuss.

Synonyms

reasonably, passably, tolerably, satisfactorily, sufficiently, adequately, moderately, quite, rather, somewhat, relatively, comparatively
informal pretty, kind of, sort of, kinda, ish
2.1Actually (used to emphasize something surprising or extreme): he fairly snarled at her...
  • Uh Huh Her was written and recorded entirely in her Dorset home, and is a fairly extreme reaction to her previous work.
  • We're fairly surprised that Whitney and Bobby are now officially the tackiest couple of the year.
  • After what happened last time, I was fairly surprised that he stopped at all.

Synonyms

positively, really, veritably, simply, actually, absolutely, decidedly;
practically, almost, nearly, all but, to all intents and purposes
informal plain, plumb

Phrases

fairly and squarely

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