Antonyms for fairly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : fair-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛər li

Definition of fairly

Origin : c.1400, "handsomely," from fair (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "impartially" is from 1670s; "somewhat" is from 1805; meaning "totally" is earlier (1590s).

adv somewhat
adv justly

Example sentences :

And there was the wench too—he had fairly forgotten her name.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

It was trusted often, was in attendance on the Emperor, and was fairly well paid.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

There is no height to which you may not fairly rise in this country.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

And yet in the end Pop was able to muster a fairly good imitation of a frown.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

He could not go until he saw Mark fairly started on the way of recovery.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Now that he was fairly away from home again, he had no idea what to do with himself.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

But Mr. Thomson's contributions may fairly be said to have exhausted the "romance" of the road.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

His blood was fairly aflame, however, and he needed no such challenge.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Burke was fairly gasping over this outrage against his authority.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

No sooner were we fairly on our way to St. Chly than the weather changed.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

Synonyms for fairly

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