How to use fairly in a sentence. We use fairly as an adverb meaning ‘in a way which is right and just’ … it’s the responsibility of a judge to treat both sides fairly I know him fairly well I saw her fairly recently (= not very long ago). See examples of fairly used in a sentence.
You say that behaviour or a decision is fair when it is reasonable, right, or just It wouldn't be fair to disturb the children's education at this stage. He slipped off the roof and fairly broke his neck There are 13 meanings listed in oed's entry for the adverb fairly, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Discover everything about the word fairly in english
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