fairly
adverb
1.
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
- “the shoes are priced reasonably”
- “he is fairly clever with computers”
- “they lived comfortably within reason”
2.
in a fair evenhanded manner
- “deal fairly with one another”
Origin
From Middle English fayrly, fayrely, vayrliche, equivalent to fair + -ly.
Phrases
- fairly and squarely
Related words
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