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(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag" in-bounds free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" antimonopoly, clean, fair-minded, fair-and-square free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm" clear (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion"; blond visually appealing; "our fair city" beautiful more than adequate in quality; "fair work" respectable join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair" a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair" not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" moderate showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" disinterested, dispassionate, indifferent in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" ordinary (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" legible a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there''s a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" beautiful |
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