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Fair, adv. 1) beautifully, finely: “shall hate be --er lodged than gentle love?” Sonn. 10, 10. “all the pictures --est lined,” As III, 2, 97. “you will have Gremio to keep you f.” Shr. II, 17. “things that do sound so f.” Mcb. I, 3, 52. Used with irony: “she bears me f. in hand,” Shr. IV, 2, 3. “you fought f.” H4A II, 4, 329. “you have crafted f.” Cor. IV, 6, 118.
2) bright, clearly: “the moon shines f.” H4A III, 1, 142.
3) in a good and legible hand: “is it not f. writ?” John IV, 1, 37. “wrote it f.” Hml. V, 2, 32. “to write f.” Hml. V, 2, 32
4) auspiciously, fortunately: “the wind blows f. from land,” Err. IV, 1, 91. “the wind sits f.” R2 II, 2, 123. H5 II, 2, 12. “rest you f., good signior,” Merch. I, 3, 60. “yourself stood as f. as any comer for my affection,” II, 1, 20. “chance as f. and choose as true,” III, 2, 132. “since this business so f. is done,” H4A V, 5, 43. “should he 'scape Hector f.” Troil. I, 3, 372.
5) honestly, equitably: “my mother played my father f.” Meas. III, 1, 141. “we offer f.” H4A V, 1, 114.
6) kindly, gently: “speak f.” Err. III, 2, 11. R2 III, 3, 128. R3 I, 3, 47 (Ff look). Cor. III, 2, 70. Tit. I, 46. Hml. IV, 1, 36. “didst speak him f.” Err. IV, 2, 16. IV, 4, 157. Mids. II, 1, 199. Shr. I, 2, 180. H4B V, 2, 33. H6B IV, 1, 120. H6C V, 4, 24. Cor. III, 1, 263. Tit. V, 2, 140. Rom. III, 1, 158. speak me f. in death (== speak well of me after my death) Merch. IV, 1, 275. “I bespake you f.” Tw. V, 192. “entreat them f.” H6C I, 1, 271. R3 IV, 4, 151. Troil. IV, 4, 115. “look f.” R3 I, 3, 47 (Qq speak). “tap for tap, and so part f.” H4B II, 1, 207. “I hope his honour will conceive the --est of me,” Tim. III, 2, 60. “so f. an offered chain,” Err. III, 2, 186; cf. Adj. def. Err. III, 2, 186
7) soft, gently, still: “soft and f., friar,” Ado V, 4, 72. “the silver Trent shall run f. and evenly,” H4A III, 1, 103 (instead of: fairly and evenly). “stand f., I pray thee, let me look on thee,” Troil. IV, 5, 235.
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