fairly

adverb

fair·ly | \ ˈfer-lē

Definition of fairly

1 : in a handsome manner a table fairly set

2 obsolete

a : in a gentle manner : quietly

b : in a courteous manner

3 : so to speak : nearly, practically fairly bursting with pride

4a : 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

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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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Waymo still has a fairly small fleet of vehicles, and there's likely to be a surge of interest in this new technology. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Waymo One, the groundbreaking self-driving taxi service, explained," 5 Dec. 2018 Farmwave is a fairly small company but the product’s applications are vast. — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, "An App Could Be the Key to Saving Crops from Pests and Pathogens," 4 Dec. 2018 Putting an arbitrary limit on free themes is certainly one way to keep people using One UI; the number of folks who pay for a custom smartphone theme must be fairly small. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Samsung will only allow free themes to be used for 14 days starting with Android 9 Pie update," 15 Nov. 2018 Lions, giraffes, hippopotamus, and impalas are also fairly common, while rhinoceros and cheetahs are decidedly more rare to spot. — Lindsay Silberman, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Safari in Kenya: A Beginner's Guide," 14 Nov. 2018 This was fairly common practice for Dinamo players at the time, although exactly when the clause was inserted into the contract was for a long time disputed. — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, "Luka Modric's Croatia Success Story Comes With Complications," 13 July 2018 In a house that big, that’s a fairly small percentage. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, "Academy of Music is replacing its lumpy old seats - and, no, you're not getting cup holders," 12 July 2018 These rockets are fairly small but nonetheless tricky and difficult to figure out. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Rocketry students at LHS shooting for the sky," 7 July 2018 The Washington Post recently touched on the camel milk craze in its food and cooking blog, Voraciously, noting that U.S. camel milk farms are fairly small and uncommon. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Camel milk is the hot new trend and there is a farm right here in Indiana," 21 June 2018

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