1
any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
2
Something of intermediate or average size, position, or quality.
1
lacking exceptional quality or ability
"a novel of average merit"
"only a fair performance of the sonata"
"in fair health"
"the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"
"the performance was middling at best"
2
Of intermediate or average size, position, or quality; mediocre.
1
to certain extent or degree
"pretty big"
"pretty bad"
"jolly decent of him"
"the shoes are priced reasonably"
"he is fairly clever with computers"
2
Fairly, moderately, somewhat.
Example Sentences
"a novel of average merit"
adjective
"only a fair performance of the sonata"
adjective
"in fair health"
adjective
"the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"
adjective
"the performance was middling at best"
adjective
"pretty big"
adverb
"pretty bad"
adverb
"jolly decent of him"
adverb
"the shoes are priced reasonably"
adverb
"he is fairly clever with computers"
adverb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)