FA'IRLY, adverb 1. Beautifully; handsomely. [Little used.] 2. Commodiously; conveniently; as a town fairly situated for foreign trade. 3. Frankly; honestly; justly; equitably; without disguise, fraud or prevarication. The question was fairly stated and argued. Let us deal fairly with all men. 4. Openly; ingenuously; plainly. Let us deal fairly with ourselves or our own hearts. 5. Candidly. I interpret fairly your design. 6. Without perversion or violence; as, an inference may be fairly deduced from the premises. 7. Without blots; in plain letters; plainly; legibly; as an instrument or record fairly written. 8. Completely; without deficience. His antagonist fought till he was fairly defeated. 9. Softly; gently.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI