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fair-weather

fair-weather adjective: suitable for use only during fair weather.

Adjective

fair-weather (not comparable)

  1. Suitable for use only during fair weather.
  2. (usually) Dependable only in the absence of trouble.

Forms of fair-weather

alternative formfair weather
alternative formfairweather

Words formed from fair-weather

Phrases with fair-weather

Questions about fair-weather

What does fair-weather mean?
Fair-weather means suitable for use only during fair weather.
What part of speech is fair-weather?
Fair-weather is an adjective.

Words near fair-weather in the dictionary

  1. fair-sized
  2. fair-skinned
  3. fair-spoken
  4. fair-to-middlin'
  5. fair-to-middling
  6. fair-weather
  7. fair-weather fan
  8. fair-weather fans
  9. fair-weather friend
  10. fair-weather friends
  11. fair-weather friendship

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