fairly
[adverb]
Synonyms:
- moderately, adequately, pretty well, quite, rather, reasonably, somewhat, tolerably
- deservedly, equitably, honestly, impartially, justly, objectively, properly, without fear or favour
- positively, absolutely, really

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English Thesaurus: rather/quite, fairly, pretty, reasonably, moderately, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fair‧ly S1 W2 /ˈfeəli $ ˈferli/ adverb
[Word Family: adverb: fairly ≠ unfairly, fair; noun: fairness ≠ unfairness; adjective: fair ≠ unfair]

1. [+ adjective/adverb] more than a little, but much less than very ⇒ quite:
The house had a fairly large garden.
She speaks English fairly well.
The instructions seem fairly straightforward.

2. in a way that is fair, honest, and reasonable:
I felt I hadn’t been treated fairly.

3. British English old-fashioned used to emphasize the degree, force etc of an action:
He fairly raced past us on his bike.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rather/quite especially British English more than a little, but less than very. British people often use these words before adjectives in conversation. In many cases they do not intend to change the meaning – it is just something that people say:
She seemed rather unhappy.
It's rather a difficult question.
It’s getting quite late.
Malaria is rather common in this area.
fairly rather. Fairly is used in both British and American English:
The test was fairly easy.
It’s a fairly long way to the next town.
pretty spoken rather. Pretty is more informal than the other words and is used in spoken English:
Her French is pretty good.
We’re in a pretty strong position.
reasonably to a satisfactory level or degree:
He plays reasonably well.
Let's just say that I am reasonably confident we'll win.
moderately formal more than a little, but not very:
Her family was moderately wealthy.
The food was moderately good, but not as good as the food in the other restaurants.
Use a moderately high heat.
a moderately difficult climb
somewhat formal fairly or to a small degree. Somewhat is used especially when talking about the size or degree of something. It is often used in comparatives:
The celebrations were somewhat larger than last year’s.
He looked somewhat irritated.
a somewhat surprising decision

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