Fairly and Nominally

Fairly

Fairly adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: for someone without professional training, she sings fairly well

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

Nearby Words: fair, fairness

Nominally

Nominally adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.

Fairly and nominally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fairly" instead an adverb "Nominally".

Nearby Words: nominal, nominalist, nominalism

Both words in one sentence

  • Ada Wong from Resident Evil 4 is fairly enigmatic, being nominally Leon's enemy while having an agenda of her own and playing the other power players against each other.
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