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fair-handedly

fair-handedly is the alternative form of fairhandedly.

Meaning of fairhandedly

Adverb

fairhandedly (comparative more fairhandedly, superlative most fairhandedly)

  1. In a fairhanded manner; Without bias.
    • What I mean is this: Clive's narrative, in its dialectic of good and bad guys, however fairhandedly developed, imputes moving spirits to nudge along the story1985, Bill Blunt, Sean Coughlan, Theory in action: educational projects in which South African University education departments are involved, page 241

Forms of fair-handedly

comparativemore fair-handedly
superlativemost fair-handedly

Origin of fair-handedly

From fair-handed + -ly.

Questions about fair-handedly

What is fair-handedly the alternative form of?
Fair-handedly is the alternative form of fairhandedly.

Words near fair-handedly in the dictionary

  1. fair-goers
  2. fair-haired
  3. fair-haired boy
  4. fair-haired boys
  5. fair-handed
  6. fair-handedly
  7. fair-handedness
  8. fair-headed
  9. fair-maid-of-France
  10. fair-mannered
  11. fair-minded

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