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fair·ly

fairly

 
 
pronunciation:
feIr li
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: When you act fairly, you act in way that treats people all in the same way. You don't treat one person or group better than another.
The twins didn't like the jobs their father asked them to do, but they knew he had decided on them fairly.
synonyms:
fair
similar words:
properly
definition 2: When you ice skate fairly well, it means that you skate well, but not very, very well.
I can run fairly well, but I can't run for a very long time. I still need to practice.
synonyms:
moderately, pretty
similar words:
rather, somewhat
definition 3: When you win a game fairly, you followed the rules as you played the game.
Elliot wanted to play the game fairly, but his brother kept wanting to cheat and make up new rules.
similar words:
properly