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fairly quick vs fairly quickly

Both 'fairly quick' and 'fairly quickly' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Fairly quick' is used when describing a noun (such as a dog), while 'fairly quickly' is used when describing an action or verb (e.g., the way the dog runs). The choice between the two depends on whether you are modifying a noun or a verb.

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fairly quick

This phrase is correct when used to describe a noun.

Use 'fairly quick' when you want to describe a noun or object that is moderately fast.

Examples:

The car was fairly quick on the racetrack.
She gave a fairly quick response to the question.

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Dec 21, 2012 ... If I were to write a sentence like: I completed the task fairly quickly. Is it correct, or would fairly quick be more appropriate? adjectives adverbs ...
Apr 6, 2011 ... ... at least) but you must be careful how you use them. In that example you have, ' fairly quick,' you would not use the two -ly adverbs together.
with a minim beat. allargando, allargando, broadening. allegretto, allegretto, fairly quick, Faster than Andante and usually slower than Allegro. allegro, allegro ...
Patriots have fairly quick decision to make on Jonathan Cooper. Posted by Mike Florio on March 15, 2016, 3:34 PM EDT.

Alternatives:

reasonably fast
moderately quick
somewhat fast
relatively quick
quite fast

fairly quickly

This phrase is correct when used to describe an action or verb.

Use 'fairly quickly' when you want to describe how an action is performed at a moderate speed.

Examples:

She finished the race fairly quickly.
He completed the task fairly quickly.

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Dec 21, 2012 ... I prefer "I completed the task fairly quickly" or "I did it quick" [shorter form emphasizes quickness]. But maybe it'd be better to say "{quite / rather ...
Apr 6, 2011 ... If you say 'fairly quickly,' it might be considered an overuse of adverbs so you might want to avoid that. I've just done a lot of research and have ...
The dog ran fairly quickly. The adverb fairly is modifying the other adverb quickly. The weather report is almost always right. The adverb almost is modifying the ...
I wrote the first part fairly quickly. Be Careful! Don't use 'fairly' in front of a comparative form. Don't say, for example, 'The train is fairly quicker than the bus'.

Alternatives:

reasonably quickly
moderately quickly
somewhat quickly
relatively quickly
quite quickly

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