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fairly

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fair·ly  (fârl)
adv.
1.
a. In a fair or just manner; equitably.
b. Legitimately; suitably.
2. Clearly; distinctly.
3. Actually; fully: The walls fairly shook with their bellowing.
4.
a. Moderately; rather: a fairly good dinner.
b. To a reasonable degree: I was fairly sure that I would go to the party.
5. Obsolete
a. Gently.
b. Courteously.

fairly [ˈfɛəlɪ]
adv
1. (not used with a negative) moderately
2. as deserved; justly
3. (not used with a negative) positively; absolutely the hall fairly rang with applause
4. Archaic clearly
5. Obsolete courteously
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.fairly - 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"
2.fairly - without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"
3.fairly - in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"
below the belt, unfairly - in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"

fairly
adverb
1. equitably, objectively, legitimately, honestly, justly, lawfully, without prejudice, dispassionately, impartially, even-handedly, without bias They solved their problems quickly and fairly.
3. positively, really, simply, absolutely, in a manner of speaking, veritably He fairly flew across the room.
4. deservedly, objectively, honestly, justifiably, justly, impartially, equitably, without fear or favour, properly It can no doubt be fairly argued that he is entitled to every penny.
Translations
fairly [ˈfɛəlɪ] ADV
1. (= justly) → justamente, con justicia; (= impartially) → con imparcialidad; (= equally) → equitativamente
our workers are treated fairlytratamos justamente or con justicia a nuestros trabajadores
he always enforced rules fairlysiempre aplicó las reglas con imparcialidad
the blame must be placed fairly and squarely on the shoulders of the governmenttodo el peso de la culpa debe recaer de lleno sobre el gobierno
2. (= according to the rules) [play] → limpiamente, limpio
3. (= quite) → bastante
I'm fairly sureestoy bastante or casi segura
fairly goodbastante bueno
4. (as intensifier) → verdaderamente
the literature fairly bulges with illustrations of thisel material publicado está verdaderamente repleto de ilustraciones de esto
he fairly ran out of the roompoco menos que salió corriendo del cuarto

fairly [ˈfɛərli] adv
(in a just manner) [divide, share, treat] → équitablement
The cake was divided fairly → Le gâteau a été partagé équitablement.
(= quite) [good, easy, common, obvious] → assez; [well, badly, easily] → assez
That's fairly good → C'est assez bien.
I'm fairly sure (that) ... → j'en suis quasiment sûr que ..., j'en suis presque sûr que ...
fair-minded [ˌfɛərˈmaɪndɪd] adj [person] → impartial(e)

fairly
adv
(= moderately)ziemlich; fairly recentlyerst kürzlich
(= justly) treatgerecht, fair; (= justifiably) claimzu Recht; describe, blamegerechterweise; (= equally) sharegerecht
(= positively, really)geradezu; we fairly flew alongwir sausten nur so dahin

fairly [ˈfɛəlɪ] adv
a. (justly) → in modo imparziale or equo, equamente; (according to the rules) → lealmente, correttamente
b. (quite) → abbastanza, piuttosto
I'm fairly sure → sono abbastanza sicuro
fairly good → discreto/a
c. (fam) (utterly) → completamente
she was fairly raging → era completamente fuori di sé

fairly [ˈfɛəlɪ] adv
a. (justly) → in modo imparziale or equo, equamente; (according to the rules) → lealmente, correttamente
b. (quite) → abbastanza, piuttosto
I'm fairly sure → sono abbastanza sicuro
fairly good → discreto/a
c. (fam) (utterly) → completamente
she was fairly raging → era completamente fuori di sé

fairly بإِنْصَاف docela ret ziemlich αρκετά con imparcialidad melko assez prilično equamente 公正に 상당히 volkomen rettferdig dość razoavelmente в некоторой степени ganska อย่างยุติธรรม oldukça khá 公正地


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Two Thieves having stolen a Piano and being unable to divide it fairly without a remainder went to law about it and continued the contest as long as either one could steal a dollar to bribe the judge.
"You wallow fairly well," said the Pig, "but, my fine fellow, you have much to learn about rooting.
Across the threshold lay stretched the sleepless guardian brute, just as I had last seen him on the preceding day; apparently he had not moved a muscle; his eyes were fairly glued upon me, and I fell to wondering just what might befall me should I endeavor to escape.
 
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