What is "fairly" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does fairly mean in English? Meaning of fairly definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "fairly" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "fairly": to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Adverb

  • Meaning: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
  • Example: pretty big pretty bad jolly decent of him the shoes are priced reasonably he is fairly clever with computers
  • Synonyms: fairly jolly middling moderately passably pretty reasonably somewhat
  • Antonyms: immoderately unreasonably
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈfɛɹ.li/ Audio (US) Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. (file)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/

    Hyphenation: fair‧ly

    Meaning of "fairly": without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

    Adverb

  • Meaning: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
  • Example: deal fairly with one another
  • Synonyms: evenhandedly fair fairly
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈfɛɹ.li/ Audio (US) Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. (file)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/

    Hyphenation: fair‧ly

    Meaning of "fairly": in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

    Adverb

  • Meaning: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
  • Example: they played fairly
  • Synonyms: clean fair fairly
  • Antonyms: below the belt unfairly
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈfɛɹ.li/ Audio (US) Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. (file)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/

    Hyphenation: fair‧ly

    Synonyms:

    rather, reasonably, moderately, adequately, quite, kind of, enough, more or less, so-so, some, something, sort of, passably, averagely, pretty well, ratherish, tolerably, reasonably, objectively, properly, honestly, honorably, equitably, impartially, deservedly, without favor, without fear,

    Antonyms:

    unfairly, unjustly, unfairly, unjustly,

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    fairly in English: fairly
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