From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fairly
adv 1: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty
big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are
priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
[syn: reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly,
somewhat, fairly, middling, passably] [ant:
immoderately, unreasonably]
2: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner;
"deal fairly with one another" [syn: fairly, fair,
evenhandedly]
3: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or
cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: fairly, fair,
clean] [ant: below the belt, unfairly]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fairly \Fair"ly\, adv.
1. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully;
distinctly; frankly.
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Even the nature of Mr. Dimmesdale's disease had
never fairly been revealed to him. --Hawthorne.
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2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly
situated for foreign trade.
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3. Honestly; properly.
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Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly
within their grasp. --Hawthorne.
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4. Softly; quietly; gently. [Obs.] --Milton.
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