Meaning

7 senses
  1. 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.

    gerecht

    справедли́воspravedlívo, беспристра́стноbespristrástno

    справедли́воspravedlývo

    without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

  2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.

    a town fairly situated for foreign trade

  3. Honestly; properly.

    Consumer laws aim to have consumers fairly treated.

    че́стноčéstno

    че́сноčésno

  4. Softly; quietly; gently.

  5. Partly, not fully; somewhat.

    The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.

    сравни́тельноsravnítelʹno, отча́стиotčásti, дово́льноdovólʹno

    доситьdosytʹ, певною міроюpevnoju miroju

  6. (dated)Almost; practically.

  7. (archaic)Of handwriting: neatly and legibly.

Examples

678 sentences
  1. Tom has a fairly good job.

    У Тома доволі непогана робота.

    deTom hat eine ziemlich gute Arbeitsstelle.

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  2. I play tennis fairly well, I think.

    Думаю, я досить непогано граю в теніс.

    deIch spiele, denke ich, recht gut Tennis.

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  3. Tom and I get along fairly well.

    Ми з Томом досить добре ладимо.

    deTom und ich verstehen uns ziemlich gut.

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  4. I'm fairly certain that Tom won't like that.

    Я доволі-таки певен, що Тому це не сподобається.

    deIch bin mir ziemlich sicher, daß Tom das nicht gefallen wird.

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  5. Tom had a fairly good job last year.

    Минулого року в Тома була доволі непогана робота.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
in a fair manner:
honestly; properly:
partly, not fully; somewhat:
Русский
By meaning 3
in a fair manner:
honestly; properly:
partly, not fully; somewhat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a fair manner:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more fairly, most fairly
Comparativemore fairly Lesson
Superlativemost fairly

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfair
DerivedunfairlyB1

Collocations

12 patterns
  • fairly certain
  • fairly well
  • a fairly good
  • fairly certain that
  • is a fairly
  • fairly good
  • fairly fluent in
  • fairly well but
  • fairly decent golfer
  • been treated fairly
  • that fairly well
  • treated fairly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fairly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto