Definitions for fairly
ˈfɛər lifair·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passablyadverb

   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"

2. fairly, fair, evenhandedlyadverb

   without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

   "deal fairly with one another"

3. fairly, fair, cleanadverb

   in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

   "they played fairly"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. fairlyadverb

   In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.

2. fairlyadverb

   Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign trade.

3. fairlyadverb

   Honestly; properly.

   1859 Easton, Alexander, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p 108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":

4. fairlyadverb

   Softly; quietly; gently.

5. fairlyadverb

   partly, not fully; somewhat

   The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fairlyadverb

   in a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly

2. Fairlyadverb

   favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign traade

3. Fairlyadverb

   honestly; properly

4. Fairlyadverb

   softly; quietly; gently

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. fairlyadverb

   In a fair manner.

   The salary and wages of employees was paid fairly as the business could afford it and shareholders agree it.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fairly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1797

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fairly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #721

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fairly' in Adverbs Frequency: #142

How to pronounce fairly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say fairly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fairly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fairly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fairly in a Sentence

1. Dan Stein:

   We all know that Donald Trump's somewhat unpredictable public demeanor can give people heartburn. We're no different, but Donald Trump's been fairly consistent along the way, part of what we're doing as an organization is tracking those promises and trying to make sure that Donald Trump delivers.

2. Arthur Kipferler:

   From the first idea that this will happen fairly quickly, now the autonomy winter has come.

3. Arthur Kipferler:

   If you want a business, I think you need to go where it's easier, do it fairly quickly and then scale up, learn, and go to the next level of difficulty, if you're in it for the research side then test it in central London or Mumbai or Delhi - and you will never have a commercial service but you will have the research.

4. The Wisconsin Republican:

   It's impossible to bring this case forward in my view fairly without us knowing who the whistleblower is and having a chance to cross examine them about any biases they may have.

5. Charles Lichfield:

   There has been fairly successful substitution, mainly for food, and on some other parts that go into industrial goods... but it's mainly been on the lower end of the economic scale.

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