fairly
Adverb
- In a just or impartial manner; to a moderate extent.
- to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
- "he is fairly clever with computers"
- without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
- "deal fairly with one another"
- in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
- "they played fairly"
Adv
- In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
- Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
- Honestly; properly.
- Softly; quietly; gently.
- Partly, not fully; somewhat.
- Almost; practically.
- Of handwriting: neatly and legibly.
Examples
- A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged.
- a town fairly situated for foreign trade
- Consumer laws aim to have consumers fairly treated.
- He played FAIRLY, never resorting to challenging words he knew were valid.
- The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English fayrly, fayrely, vayrliche, equivalent to fair + -ly.
Synonyms
clean, evenhandedly, fair, jolly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat, frankly, justly, quite
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
fairly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfairly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fairly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary