fairly

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fairly

/ˈfɛə.li/ UK
/ˈfɛːlɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈfɛɹ.li/ Canada, US
/ˈfeɹ.li/ US
/ˈfeːli/ Australia
/ˈfeəli/ New Zealand
/ˈfiəli/
/ˈfeɾ.le/ Scotland
/-lɪ/ Scotland
/-li/ Scotland
/ˈfɜː(ɹ)lɪ/

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)li

Where it comes from

From Middle English fayrly, fayrely, vayrliche, equivalent to fair + -ly.

adverb more fairly · fairlier · most fairly · fairliest

In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party. A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged.
Similar: justly, frankly, cleanly
Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously. a town fairly situated for foreign trade
Honestly; properly. Consumer laws aim to have consumers fairly treated.
Softly; quietly; gently.
Partly, not fully; somewhat. The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.
Similar: somewhat, pretty, quite, relatively
dated Almost; practically. We quadrilled, waltzed, and conversed, in all of which my clever partner excelled; and her charms, combined with the excellent champagne I imbibed, fairly dazzled my imagination.
archaic Of handwriting: neatly and legibly. That Pen, which now writes blottingly, might be well made at first, and will write fairly again […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: evenhandedly, reasonably, passably, moderately, somewhat, middling, fair, clean, within reason, even-handedly, equitably, fairness, honestly, honesty, truthfully, truly

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adv in a fair manner

日本語	公正に kōsei ni
中文	公正地 gōngzhèng de
Português	justamente
Français	justement
Deutsch	gerecht
Русский	справедли́во spravedlívo, беспристра́стно bespristrástno
العربية	مِن اَلْعَدْل min al-ʕadl, بِالْعَدْل bi-l-ʕadl

adv honestly; properly

Русский	че́стно čéstno

adv partly, not fully; somewhat

Português	bastante
Français	assez
Русский	сравни́тельно sravnítelʹno, отча́сти otčásti, дово́льно dovólʹno
Tiếng Việt	khá

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@misc{fairly_2026,
  title = {fairly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fairly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}