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
- 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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