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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fairly/ˈfeəli/

▶adverb

1 with justice.

2 moderately.

3 used for emphasis: he fairly snarled at her.

– phrases
fairly and squarely another term for fair and square (see fair1).

'fairly' also found in these Oxford entries:

allegretto - all right - approximate - cool - cumulonimbus - cumulus - equal - even - few - fresh - goodish - half - honest - indifferent - larghetto - latish - middling - OK - plateau - Pole Star - pond - pretty - quite - reasonable - right - sharpish - sizeable - snowshoe hare - subspecies - tolerable - warm - wedge

Forum discussions with the word(s) "fairly" in the title:

"Every man shall be called fairly in turns by the list
Adversely / fairly
difference between Fairly and Rather
Does present simple substitute present perfect here fairly?
fairly
fairly concentrated knowledge
fairly exotic beast
fairly or quite warm
Fairly Quick or Fairly Quickly?
fairly unpleasant character
I am fairly confused regarding use of the preposition "of".
In spite of this, it seems fairly common, though it is normally impossible to be certain whether it has occured.
pretty - rather - fairly
Quite is a little stronger than fairly
Quite vs fairly?
Quite, Pretty, Rather and Fairly
rather + too(V); fairly/quite +too (X)
rather/fairly
Sound and fairly
street crime is fairly "slight" (?)
The fairly suburban, fairly backwater, I’ve since school.
The sidewalk is fairly well padded
Very tasty, sweet but gamey… It's a fairly light meal... Moreish!

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