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fair·ly
(fâr′lē)adv.
1.
a. In a fair or just manner; equitably.
b. Legitimately; suitably.
2. Clearly; distinctly.
3. Actually; fully: The walls fairly shook with their bellowing.
4.
a. Moderately; rather: a fairly good dinner.
b. To a reasonable degree: I was fairly sure that I would go to the party.
5. Obsolete
a. Gently.
b. Courteously.
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fairly
(ˈfɛəlɪ)adv
1. (not used with a negative) moderately
2. as deserved; justly
3. (not used with a negative) positively; absolutely: the hall fairly rang with applause.
4. archaic clearly
5. obsolete courteously
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fair•ly
(ˈfɛər li)adv.
1. in a fair manner; justly; impartially.
2. moderately; tolerably: a fairly heavy rain.
3. properly; legitimately: a claim fairly made.
4. clearly; distinctly: fairly seen.
5. so to speak; seemingly: ears fairly steaming with rage.
6. Obs. softly; gently.
7. Obs. courteously.
[1350–1400]
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fair
– fairly1. 'fair'
You say that behaviour or a decision is fair when it is reasonable, right, or just.
It wouldn't be fair to disturb the children's education at this stage.
Do you feel they're paying their fair share?
2. 'fairly'
Don't use 'fair' as an adverb, except in the expression play fair. If you want to say that something is done in a reasonable or just way, the word you use is fairly.
We want it to be fairly distributed.
He had not explained things fairly.
Fairly also has a completely different meaning. It means 'to quite a large degree'.
The information was fairly accurate.
I wrote the first part fairly quickly.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'fairly' in front of a comparative form. Don't say, for example, 'The train is fairly quicker than the bus'. In conversation and less formal writing, you say 'The train is a bit quicker than the bus'.
Golf's a bit more expensive.
I began to understand her a bit better.
Be Careful!
In more formal writing, you use rather or somewhat.
In short, the problems now look rather worse than they did a year ago.
The results were somewhat lower than expected.
Many other words and expressions can be used to show degree.
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| Adv. | 1. | fairly - 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 - without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" | |
| 3. | fairly - in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" below the belt, unfairly - in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt" |
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fairly
adverb
1. equitably, objectively, legitimately, honestly, justly, lawfully, without prejudice, dispassionately, impartially, even-handedly, without bias They solved their problems quickly and fairly.
2. moderately, rather, quite, somewhat, reasonably, adequately, pretty well, tolerably, passably We did fairly well.
3. positively, really, simply, absolutely, in a manner of speaking, veritably He fairly flew across the room.
4. deservedly, objectively, honestly, justifiably, justly, impartially, equitably, without fear or favour, properly It can no doubt be fairly argued that he is entitled to every penny.
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fairly
adverb2. In truth:
Idiom: for fair.
3. To some extent:
Idiom: more or less.
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Translations
إلى حَد ما، بَعض الشَّيءبإِنْصَافبِعَدالَه
čestnědocelapoctivěpříznivěspravedlivě
nogenlunderettemmelig
melko
prilično
heiîarlegasæmilega, nokkuî
公正に
상당히
poštenoprecej
ganska
พอควร
khá
fairly
[ˈfɛəlɪ] ADV1. (= justly) → justamente, con justicia; (= impartially) → con imparcialidad; (= equally) → equitativamente
our workers are treated fairly → tratamos justamente or con justicia a nuestros trabajadores
he always enforced rules fairly → siempre aplicó las reglas con imparcialidad
the blame must be placed fairly and squarely on the shoulders of the government → todo el peso de la culpa debe recaer de lleno sobre el gobierno
our workers are treated fairly → tratamos justamente or con justicia a nuestros trabajadores
he always enforced rules fairly → siempre aplicó las reglas con imparcialidad
the blame must be placed fairly and squarely on the shoulders of the government → todo el peso de la culpa debe recaer de lleno sobre el gobierno
2. (= according to the rules) [play] → limpiamente, limpio
4. (as intensifier) → verdaderamente
the literature fairly bulges with illustrations of this → el material publicado está verdaderamente repleto de ilustraciones de esto
he fairly ran out of the room → poco menos que salió corriendo del cuarto
the literature fairly bulges with illustrations of this → el material publicado está verdaderamente repleto de ilustraciones de esto
he fairly ran out of the room → poco menos que salió corriendo del cuarto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fairly
[ˈfɛərli] adv (in a just manner) [divide, share, treat] → équitablement
The cake was divided fairly → Le gâteau a été partagé équitablement.
The cake was divided fairly → Le gâteau a été partagé équitablement.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fairly
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fairly
[ˈfɛəlɪ] adva. (justly) → in modo imparziale or equo, equamente; (according to the rules) → lealmente, correttamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fair1
(feə) adjective1. light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin. fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.
2. just; not favouring one side. a fair test.
3. (of weather) fine; without rain. a fair afternoon.
4. quite good; neither bad nor good. Her work is only fair.
5. quite big, long etc. a fair size.
6. beautiful. a fair maiden.
ˈfairness nounˈfairly adverb
1. justly; honestly. fairly judged.
2. quite or rather. The work was fairly hard.
fair play honest treatment; an absence of cheating, biased actions etc. He's not involved in the contest – he's only here to see fair play.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fairly
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