FAIRLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fairly mean? 

• FAIRLY (adverb)
  The adverb FAIRLY has 3 senses:

1. to certain extent or degree

2. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

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

  Familiarity information: FAIRLY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAIRLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

To certain extent or degree

Synonyms:

fairly; jolly; middling; moderately; passably; pretty; reasonably; somewhat

Context example:

he is fairly clever with computers

Sense 2

Meaning:

Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

Synonyms:

evenhandedly; fair; fairly

Context example:

deal fairly with one another

Pertainym:

fair (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

clean; fair; fairly

Context example:

they played fairly

Antonym:

unfairly (in an unfair manner)

Pertainym:

fair (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)

 Context examples 

On the subject of woman he had a fairly large store.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

To say you will be fairly obsessed with money matters is an understatement, for Mars will tour your eighth house of other people’s money.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

‘On the contrary,’ I answered, ‘I think it is fairly evident that I do.’

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It is fairly spherical, has a ridge along its equator and at least one large crater.

(Biggest Asteroid Ever Detected Flies Past Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Satellite observations of the ocean surface, which began in 1993, indicated the rate of sea level rise was holding fairly steady at about 3 millimeters per year.

(Volcanic eruption masked acceleration in sea level rise, NSF)

It struck fairly, nearly knocking the man over, but he did not obey.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

I have a fairly long list at present.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

When the man had fairly gone, we three crossed the street and knocked at the door.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

She treated me as fairly as ever a woman treated a man.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But scientists estimate it is probably a brown dwarf rather than a planet since brown dwarfs are known to be fairly common.

(A cold, close neighbor of the Sun, NASA)