fairly

Words with a similar base: fairly

'fairly'

[reasonably.r.01] as in: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Examples:
pretty big
pretty bad
jolly decent of him
the shoes are priced reasonably
he is fairly clever with computers

'fairly'

[fairly.r.02] as in: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

Examples:
deal fairly with one another

'fairly'

[fairly.r.03] as in: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

Examples:
they played fairly

Origins

					fairly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── fair (English)
    ├── feire (English)
    │   └── feriae (Latin)
    └── fæger (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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