Meaning & Definition of Fairly in English
English⟶
Fairly
/fɛrli/
adverb
1. 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"
synonym:
- reasonably,
- moderately,
- pretty,
- jolly,
- somewhat,
- fairly,
- middling,
- passably
2. Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
- "Deal fairly with one another"
synonym:
- fairly,
- fair,
- evenhandedly
3. In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
- "They played fairly"
synonym:
- fairly,
- fair,
- clean
Examples of using
Tom dealt fairly with me.
Tom speaks French fairly well.
She's in a fairly bad mood now.