fairly
adv. degreeadv. to a degree that is more than a little, but not extremely. You use it when something is good or enough, but not perfect.
adv. to a moderate or reasonable degree; somewhat. Often used to qualify adjectives or other adverbs without reaching the intensity of 'very'.
The exam was fairly difficult, but I passed.
The hotel was fairly clean and close to the station, making it a good choice for a short stay.
While the initial results were fairly promising, the research team cautioned that a larger sample size would be necessary to confirm their hypothesis.
From Middle English fayrly, fayrely, vayrliche, equivalent to fair + -ly.
Typically placed before the adjective or adverb it modifies. Unlike 'quite', it rarely carries the meaning of 'completely'.