Read full poem →Of course resign'd it to the next that writ)
And thus upon the stage 'tis fairly thrown;[61]
Let him that takes it wear it as his own.
Dictionary Entry
(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
In a Sentence
“A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Antonyms
Poetry examples for “fairly”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →He and Papa are great friends; but he really is too SHILLY-SHALLY,--
So unlike George! Yet I hope that the matte is going on fairly.
I shall, however, get George, before he goes, to say something.
Read full poem →Sitch; so that it may be fairly preferred to every tning of its kind m all
hakespeare, except one scene of Lear's madness, which it would emulate
Read full poem →Richard II. HI 1, 37 fairly let 204. wills, commands, de-
Read full poem →drew forth Spanish cheers. They were taken prisoners
to Morro Castle, fairly treated and subsequently ex-
changed.
Read full poem →among the first--not first without dispute. We had competitors who
fairly disputed the palm, especially one, Nat Howard, afterwards known
as one of the ripest scholars in Virginia, and distinguished also as a
Read full poem →Again, if we examine the Latin text, there seems reason to suppose that it
fairly represents the very recension which Chaucer used. It abounds with
side-notes and glosses, all in Latin; and the glosses correspond to those
Read full poem →Are you calling from a dial telephone? To a place fairly nearby?