Meaning

  1. In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
  2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
  3. Honestly; properly.
  4. Softly; quietly; gently.
  5. Partly, not fully; somewhat.
  6. Almost; practically.
  7. Of handwriting: neatly and legibly.

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
fair‧ly
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English fayrly, fayrely, vayrliche, equivalent to fair + -ly.

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