fairly

pronunciation

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  • Adverb:
    to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
    in a fair evenhanded manner
    in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

Word Origin

fairly (adv.)
c. 1400, "handsomely," from fair (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "impartially, justly" is from 1670s. Sense of "somewhat" is from 1805, a curious contrast to the earlier, but still active, sense of "totally" (1590s). Old English had fægerlice "splendidly."

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Example

1. Our recruitment process is fairly thorough .
2. One factor is a fairly open immigration policy .
3. The paper gains are fairly well-understood by olam 's followers .
4. Its fairly modest successes therefore look particularly good .
5. Examples like these are fairly rare , though .

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