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fairly

adverb

1 all pupils were treated fairly:

justly, equitably, impartially, without bias, without prejudice, without fear or favour, with an open mind, open-mindedly, even-handedly, objectively, neutrally, disinterestedly;

properly, lawfully, legally, legitimately, licitly, by the book, in accordance with the rules, according to the rules;

equally, the same;

informal fairly and squarely.

▷antonyms unfairly.

2 the pipes are in fairly good condition:

reasonably, passably, tolerably, satisfactorily, sufficiently, adequately, moderately, quite, rather, somewhat, relatively, comparatively;

informal pretty, kind of, sort of, kinda, ish.

▷antonyms insufficiently; extremely.

3 he fairly hauled her along the street:

positively, really, veritably, simply, actually, absolutely, decidedly;

practically, almost, nearly, all but, to all intents and purposes;

informal plain, plumb.

fairly Oxford Dictionary of English