The meaning of fairly is in a handsome manner That's a fairly normal weight for someone of your height. How to use fairly in a sentence.
We use fairly as an adverb meaning ‘in a way which is right and just’ She was able to give police a fairly accurate description of the man … it’s the responsibility of a judge to treat both sides fairly
I saw her fairly recently (= not very long ago) There's been a fairly steady minority view on this point for many years. You say that behaviour or a decision is fair when it is reasonable, right, or just It wouldn't be fair to disturb the children's education at this stage.
See examples of fairly used in a sentence. He slipped off the roof and fairly broke his neck Discover everything about the word fairly in english Used where a plain adjective needs to be modified, but cannot be qualified
He was fairly big can mean anything from not exactly small to almost huge. There are 13 meanings listed in oed's entry for the adverb fairly, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. • he was going with some one at the time, but it was a fairly casual relationship from what i could tell
• she was fairly certain that she had been there before. He has fairly strong opinions on most subjects The task looked fairly easy She's fairly fit considering her age
