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   fairly

   /ˈfɛːli/

   adverb

   • 1. with justice: "he could not fairly be accused of wasting police time" Similar justlyequitablyimpartiallywithout biaswithout prejudicewithout fear or favourwith an open mindopen-mindedlyeven-handedlyobjectivelyneutrallydisinterestedlyproperlylawfullylegallylegitimatelylicitlyby the bookin accordance with the rulesaccording to the rulesequallythe sameinformal:fairly and squarelyOpposite unfairly
   • 2. to a moderately high degree: "I was fairly certain she had nothing to do with the affair" Similar reasonablypassablytolerablysatisfactorilysufficientlyadequatelymoderatelyquiterathersomewhatrelativelycomparativelyinformal:prettykind ofsort ofkindaishOpposite insufficientlyextremely
   • ▪ actually (used to emphasize something surprising or extreme): "he fairly snarled at her" Similar positivelyreallyveritablysimplyactuallyabsolutelydecidedlypracticallyalmostnearlyall butto all intents and purposesinformal:plainplumb

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