Almost and Fairly

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Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.

Usage example: there were almost enough seats for everybody on the bus

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Fairly and almost are semantically related In some cases you can use "Fairly" instead an adverb "Almost".

Fairly adverb - Very close to but not completely.

Usage example: he fairly knocked me flat on my face as he ran by

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Almost and fairly are semantically related in practically topic. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead an adverb "Fairly".

Nearby Words: fair, fairness

Elegy For A Dead World almost namedrops the alternate title of this trope in it's announcement trailer, and it seems fairly well poised to follow through as well.

Source: The World Is Just Awesome
Champions Online implemented this feature fairly early on to balance out the downright insane returns people were getting on Dex/Ego builds (things like critting on almost half your attacks for almost double damage).

Source: Diminishing Returns for Balance
Actually a fairly common problem for Veela in Harry Potter fanfics; given an innate and nearly irresistible allure, veela find it almost impossible to find a partner that wants them for who they are rather than what they are.

Source: Cursed with Awesome

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