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Meaning of fairly in English
Pronunciation
/ˈfɛrli/
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Adverb
fairly
Definitions
1.
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
Examples
« the shoes are priced reasonably »
« he is fairly clever with computers »
« they lived comfortably within reason »
Antonyms
unreasonably
immoderately
unreasonably
immoderately
2.
in a fair evenhanded manner
Examples
« deal fairly with one another »
3.
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Examples
« they played fairly »
Antonyms
unfairly
below the belt