fairly

Everyday

1. Fairly means in a fair, equal way, following the rules. tree →
2. Fairly can also mean quite or rather, but not very. tree →

In the lessons

maths: sharing equally, so division; or «fairly big» which is a story word with no number; school: treat everyone fairly; games: play fairly; everyday life: fairly cold, fairly easy

Examples

• Share 20 stickers fairly between 4 children. tree →
• The cake was cut fairly into 8 pieces. tree →
• It was a fairly long walk. tree →
• How many does each get if shared fairly? tree →
• The teacher treats everyone fairly. tree →
• The test was fairly easy. tree →
• It is fairly cold today. tree →
• This he did very fairly, giving each an equal share. tree →

Note

«Shared fairly» means equal shares: divide. Trap: «fairly long» gives no number.

In Jewish tradition

maths: sharing equally, so division; or «fairly big» which is a story word with no number; school: treat everyone fairly; games: play fairly; everyday life: fairly cold, fairly easy

Examples

• Presumably, the anatomy of slaughtered livestock would have been fairly familiar to many writers and readers of the time, while blessedly few indeed would have had first-hand knowledge of human innards.] Like what did He make them? (A city) [strife]. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

«Shared fairly» means equal shares: divide. Trap: «fairly long» gives no number.