1
: in a handsome manner
a table fairly set
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3
: so to speak : nearly, practically
fairly bursting with pride
4
a
: in a proper or legal manner
fairly priced stocks
b
: without bias or distortion : impartially
a story told fairly and objectively
5
: to a full degree or extent : plainly, distinctly
had fairly caught sight of him
6
: rather sense 5, moderately
a fairly easy job
Examples of fairly in a Sentence
It's a fairly common disease.
I told the story as fairly as possible.
He reports fairly on the issues.
He beat me fairly and squarely.
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The body of the shirt is fairly similar to that of this season’s, albeit without the Gothic A design synonymous with Arsenal in the 90s across it.
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The first is that, for now at least, this is a fairly low-key and easy-to-watch western drama, largely devoid of the culture war button-pushing that makes Sheridan shows likeLandman and The Madison so maddening.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
That's a fairly small sum, although many of her most famous dance cuts arrived long before iTunes, and sometimes decades before Billboard introduced the tally.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The body of the shirt is fairly similar to that of this season’s, albeit without the Gothic A design synonymous with Arsenal in the 90s across it.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The first is that, for now at least, this is a fairly low-key and easy-to-watch western drama, largely devoid of the culture war button-pushing that makes Sheridan shows likeLandman and The Madison so maddening.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026
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“Fairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairly. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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fairly
adverb
fair·ly
ˈfa(ə)r-lē 
ˈfe(ə)r-
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