Associations to the word «Fairly»

Wiktionary

FAIRLY, adverb. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
FAIRLY, adverb. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
FAIRLY, adverb. Honestly; properly.
FAIRLY, adverb. Softly; quietly; gently.
FAIRLY, adverb. Partly, not fully; somewhat.

Dictionary definition

FAIRLY, adverb. 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".
FAIRLY, adverb. Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another".
FAIRLY, adverb. In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats