different between fairly vs moderrately
fairly
English
Etymology
From Middle English fayrly, fayrely, vayrliche, equivalent to fair +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?f??(?).li/
- (US) IPA(key): /?f??.li/
- Rhymes: -??(?)li
- Hyphenation: fair?ly
Adverb
fairly (comparative more fairly, superlative most fairly)
- (manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
- Synonyms: justly, frankly
- Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
- Honestly; properly.
- 1859, Alexander Easton, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p.108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":
- 10. You will be civil and attentive to passengers, giving proper assistance to ladies and children getting in or out, and never start the car before passengers are fairly received or landed.
- 1859, Alexander Easton, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p.108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":
- Softly; quietly; gently.
- (degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat.
- Synonyms: somewhat, pretty, quite, somewhat
- (dated) Almost; practically.
- 1834, Arthur Courtenay, Autobiography and Letters of Arthur Courtenay (page 36)
- We quadrilled, waltzed, and conversed, in all of which my clever partner excelled; and her charms, combined with the excellent champagne I imbibed, fairly dazzled my imagination.
- 1834, Arthur Courtenay, Autobiography and Letters of Arthur Courtenay (page 36)
Usage notes
- This is a non-descriptive qualifier, similar to quite and rather and somewhat, and some other adverbs of degree. Used where a plain adjective needs to be modified, but cannot be qualified. When spoken, the meaning can vary with the tone of voice and stress. He was fairly big can mean anything from "not exactly small" to "almost huge".
Translations
fairly From the web:
- what fairly means
- what fairly good means
- what fairly oddparents character are you
- what fairly well mean
- what fairly dependable mean
- what's fairly good
- what fairly typical meaning
- what fairy character are you
moderrately
moderrately From the web:
- what moderately means
- what moderately active mean
- what moderately in tagalog
- what moderately slow tempo
- what's moderately priced
- what moderately loud
- what does moderately mean
- what does moderately differentiated mean in cancer
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- fairly vs moderrately
- fairly vs moderately
- chair vs commode
- forfeiture vs amercement
- winnowing vs handpicking
- sewing vs unpick
- primusinterpares vs coverletter
- cover vs interview
- sturdy vs strong
- halting vs haltingness
- rhythmic vs haltingness
- jerkiness vs haltingness
- asphalt vs glasphalt
- aggregate vs glasphalt
- asphalt vs mixtion
- halted vs intercycle
- asphalt vs asphaltlike
- halt vs escape
- haltere vs calyptra
- halt vs diversion