Meaning of FAIRLY
| Pronunciation: | | fehrlee
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- [adv] to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason"
- [adv] in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"
- [adv] in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"
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| | Synonyms: | | clean, evenhandedly, fair, middling, moderately, passably, reasonably, somewhat, within reason, without favoring one party |
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| | Antonyms: | | below the belt, immoderately, unfairly, unreasonably | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fair"ly\, adv.
1. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully;
distinctly; frankly.
Even the nature of Mr. Dimmesdale's disease had
never fairly been revealed to him. --Hawthorne.
2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly
situated for foreign traade.
3. Honestly; properly.
Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly
within their grasp. --Hawthorne.
4. Softly; quietly; gently. [Obs.] --Milton.
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