fairly
801
1.0
- adverb
- /ˈfɛrli/
- And like I said, it's a fairly simple construction.
- fairly well
- fairly easy
- fairly simple
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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
∞
1.0
Fairly or to some degree when describing another word
∞
1.6
To a small or medium degree
∞
2.1
To some degree but not completely
∞
1.0
A little more than a bit but not very much
811
2.0
To a small degree
322
1.0
To some extent but not completely
194
2.4
To some degree but not completely
129
2.2
To a fair degree but not very much
87
2.7
To a small, gentle degree
44
2.8
To some degree but not very much
3
4.9
Good enough but not very good
1
4.6
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.