fairlyadverb
uk/ˈfeə.li/us/ˈfer.li/fairly adverb (QUITE)
B1 more than average, but less than very:
She's fairly tall.
I'm fairly sure that this is the right address.
We get on fairly well.
I saw her fairly recently.
UK literary used to emphasize figurative expressions that describe what people or objects are doing:
The answer fairly jumps off the page at you!
The dog fairly flew out of the door to greet him.
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- They have always dealt honestly and fairly with their customers.
- Journalists are meant to report fairly and impartially on every story.
- There is no pride in winning a game if you know you haven't won fairly.
- The defendant was not treated fairly by his employer and should not have lost his job.
- All complaints will be dealt with quickly and fairly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Some and quite
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- ha'porth
- halfway
- mildly
- moderate
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- slightly
- some
- sort
- sort of idiom
- to a/some degree idiom
- touch
- trifle
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fairly adverb (IN THE RIGHT WAY)
B2 If you do something fairly, you do it in a way that is right and reasonable and treats people equally:
He claimed that he hadn't been treated fairly by his employers.
Officials will ensure that the election is carried out fairly.
fairly and squarely UK US squarely
completely:
She lays the blame for the recession fairly and squarely on the government.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Justice and fairness
- a fair crack of the whip idiom
- all's fair in love and war idiom
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- balanced
- by rights idiom
- equitable
- even-handed
- eye
- fair
- fair go
- fair-minded
- fairness
- fear
- law
- poetic justice
- pound of flesh idiom
- reap what you have sown idiom
- term
- there's one law for the rich and another for the poor idiom
- without fear or favour idiom
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Complete and whole