Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fairly
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Fairly
fairly
~ adv 1 more than a little, but much less than very (The house had a fairly large garden. | She speaks English fairly well.) (- see rather) 2 in a way that is fair and not dishonest, unreasonable etc (I felt I hadn't been treated fairly.) 3 BrE used to say that someone did something quickly or a lot (He fairly raced past us on his motorcycle.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Fairly means to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is fairly old, you mean that it is old but not very old. Both ships are fairly new... We did fairly well but only fairly well. = quite ADV: ADV adj/adv 2. You use fairly instead of ‘very’ to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb without making it sound too forceful. Were you always fairly bright at school?... I’ll have no income and no home and will need a job fairly badly. = pretty ADV: ADV adj/adv c darkgreen]vagueness 3. see also fair ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adverb Date: 12th century 1. in a handsome manner a table ~ set 2. obsolete a. in a gentle manner ; quietly b. in a courteous manner 3. so to speak ; nearly, practically ~ bursting with pride 4. a. in a proper or legal manner ~ priced stocks b. without bias or distortion ; impartially a story told ~ and objectively 5. to a full degree or extent ; plainly, distinctly had ~ caught sight of him 6. rather 5, moderately a ~ easy job ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adv. 1 in a fair manner; justly. 2 moderately, acceptably (fairly good). 3 to a noticeable degree (fairly narrow). 4 utterly, completely (fairly beside himself). 5 actually (fairly jumped for joy). Phrases and idioms fairly and squarely = fair and square (see FAIR(1)). ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. честно; справедливо, беспристрастно to win (to gain) smth. fairly —- получить что-л. честно (по справедливости) to act fairly by all men —- поступать справедливо по отношению ко всем людям 2. довольно; в известной степени; сносно fairly good —- довольно хороший she sings fairly well —- она неплохо поет we could see and hear fairly well —- нам было довольно хорошо видно и слышно his suggestion fairly took my breath away —- от его предложения у меня просто дух захватило 3. эмоц-усил. совершенно, явно; весьма he is fairly beside himself —- он совершенно вне себя the boat was fairly under way —- корабль был уже на полном ходу 4. благоприятно; надлежащим, соответствующим образом a town fairly situated —- город, хорошо расположенный he may fairly have high hopes —- он вправе питать большие надежды 5. ясно, четко, разборчиво to write fairly —- писать разборчиво ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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well довольно хорошо FAIRLY often довольно часто FAIRLY adv. 1) справедливо, беспристрастно 2) довольно; в известной степени; сносно - fairly often - fairly well 3) явно; совершенно in fairly close relations - в весьма близких отношениях 4) amer. безусловно; фактически ...Англо-русский словарь
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