Fairly and Next to

Fairly

Fairly adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: he fairly knocked me flat on my face as he ran by

Next to and fairly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Next to" instead an adverb "Fairly".

Nearby Words: fair, fairness

Next to

Next to adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: bought it for next to nothing

Fairly and next to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fairly" instead an adverb phrase "Next to".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Understatement Oh, and to hit the point home, it's first introduced in a Black Heaven cutscene: Flying next to it are more enemy ships, each fairly large, but tiny in comparison.
  • Jump Physics Normal jumping in City of Heroes follows fairly realistic physics, with next to no air control.
    Source: Jump Physics
  • Hufflepuff House And finally, there's Ogdenville, which gets mentioned fairly often but which we know next to nothing about.
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