Word: Fairly

Pronunciation

/ˈfeərli/

Definitions

• Adverb: In a just or reasonable manner; moderately or reasonably. It can indicate that something is done to a satisfactory degree but not completely or extremely. For example: “The work was fairly completed on time.”

  “She played the piano fairly well considering she had only been learning for a year.”

• Adverb (modifying adjectives and adverbs): To a moderate extent; quite. It implies that something possesses a quality to some degree but not to the highest degree. For instance:

  “The weather was fairly warm today.”

Phrases

• “Fairly enough”: Sufficiently or adequately under the circumstances.
• “Fairly often”: With some regularity, though not too frequently.
• “To be fairly certain”: To have a considerable level of confidence, but not complete certainty.

Example Sentences

• As an adverb modifying verbs: “They were fairly confident they would win the game.”
• As an adverb modifying adjectives: “The new policy has been fairly successful in reducing pollution.”
• In a comparative sense: “This route is fairly shorter than the other one.”

Synonyms

• Moderately
• Reasonably
• Somewhat
• Decently
• Enough
• Sufficiently
• Quite