Definitions for fairly
ˈfɛər lifair·ly

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

1. reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably(adverb)

   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, evenhandedly(adverb)

   without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

   "deal fairly with one another"

3. fairly, fair, clean(adverb)

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

   "they played fairly"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. fairly(Adverb)

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

2. fairly(Adverb)

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

3. fairly(Adverb)

   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. fairly(Adverb)

   Softly; quietly; gently.

5. fairly(Adverb)

   partly, not fully; somewhat

   The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.

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

1. Fairly(adverb)

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

2. Fairly(adverb)

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

3. Fairly(adverb)

   honestly; properly

4. Fairly(adverb)

   softly; quietly; gently

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Robert Willens:

   It is fairly rare.

2. Jerry Taylor:

   I was fairly shaken by it.

3. Craig Rowles:

   That's fairly routine for us.

4. Evercore ISI analyst Umer Raffat:

   It ended up being fairly benign.

5. Donald Trump:

   It's a process but fairly quickly.

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