"fairhanded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fairhanded [comparative], most fairhanded [superlative]
Etymology: fair + handed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fair|handed}} fair + handed Head templates: {{en-adj}} fairhanded (comparative more fairhanded, superlative most fairhanded)
  1. Evenhanded, unbiased, just; treating all equally.
    Sense id: en-fairhanded-en-adj-1jAGhXqF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. (archaic or poetic) Beautiful and delicate. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-fairhanded-en-adj-DHyqgVe6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fair-handed

Alternative forms

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