fairly
- adverb
- /ˈfɛrli/
- And like I said, it's a fairly simple construction.
- fairly well
- fairly easy
- fairly simple
So it needs to be fairly in depth, right?
- So it needs to be fairly in depth, right?
- So that's the end of this fairly long update video.
- I'd get into shape to ride sleds fairly aggressively.
- In fact, I I'm fairly certain mine was free.
- You've done a great job, fairly young man.
Examples
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Berlin was still a fairly pleasant place.
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It's a fairly straightforward question.
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All right, well, this is fairly simple code.
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And so we were able to do that fairly easily.
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But I have to say those are fairly rare to find.
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I should tell you that my voice is fairly low and normal speed.
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We were having a fairly pleasant day.
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In the next couple of years, you can expect a fairly sharp decline.
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It's fairly dark.
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The recipe is fairly easy to follow, even for beginners.
Synonyms
To a small or medium degree
Fairly or to some degree when describing another word
To some degree but not completely
A little more than a bit but not very much
To a small degree
To some extent but not completely
To some degree but not completely
To a fair degree but not very much
To a small, gentle degree
To some degree but not very much
Good enough but not very good
Good enough to do the job but not very good
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fairly also comes from fair plus -ly, and because fair came to mean 'good' or 'quite', fairly can mean 'to some extent' or 'moderately', so saying something is fairly good means it is better than bad but not perfect.