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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Fairly

· Fair·ly · IPA /ˈfɛɹ.li/
01 adv. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
  1. 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. 2.
    Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign trade.
  3. 3.
    Honestly; properly.
    “Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly within their grasp.” Hawthorne.
  4. 4.
    Softly; quietly; gently.[Obs.]