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

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

1. fairly

   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

   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. Elaine Higgleton:

   I think some of them will drop out of usage, binge-watch might go fairly quickly. Who knows what new technology might be around the corner in 18 months time?

2. President Donald Trump:

   This will deliver urgently needed relief to our nation's families, workers and businesses, i really think in a fairly short period of time ... we'll be stronger than ever.

3. John Thune:

   If things go our way in Georgia and we're in the majority, then I would expect a fairly high level of consultation.

4. Tony Hadley:

   At first I thought, is it a hoax ? Is someone on a wind-up ? , i looked into it and realized that this chap had, I thought, won fairly and squarely.

5. Lissa Muscatine:

   We were fairly confident that the speech was good, even though we had to walk a diplomatic minefield, but for an eternity, there was absolutely no response from the audience, they looked like statues and we got really panicked, and we thought 'My God, what if we misread this?'.

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