Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fairly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fairly \Fair"ly\, adv.
1. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully;
distinctly; frankly.
Even the nature of Mr. Dimmesdale's disease had
never fairly been revealed to him. --Hawthorne.
2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly
situated for foreign traade.
3. Honestly; properly.
Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly
within their grasp. --Hawthorne.
4. Softly; quietly; gently. [Obs.] --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fairly
adv 1: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are
priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with
computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason"
[syn: {reasonably}, {moderately}, {within reason}, {somewhat},
{middling}, {passably}] [ant: {unreasonably}, {unreasonably}]
2: in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"
[syn: {fair}, {without favoring one party}, {evenhandedly}]
3: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or
cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: {fair}, {clean}]
[ant: {unfairly}]
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