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set fair (comparative more set fair, superlative most set fair)

1. favorable; propitious.
   • 2011, John Urry, Climate Change and Society, →ISBN, page 48:

     The economies of north America, western Europe and parts of Asia seemed to be set fair for many decades of growth fuelled by the high carbon systems of production and consumption.

   • 2011, Peter Ackroyd, Foundation: The History of England, →ISBN:

     All seemed to be set fair for English power across the Channel but in 1369 the new French king, Charles V, known as Charles the Wise, reasserted his feudal rights over all the territories of France.

   • 2012, Lindsey German & ‎John Rees, A People's History of London, →ISBN, page 106:

     Sure enough reform, when it came, achieved almost exactly what the Whigs had hoped: as soon as the industrial employing classes were brought into government, most agitation subsided, and all seemed set fair for stability.

2. In a state of settled fair weather.
   • 2004, Reginald William Skelton (‎Judy V. Skelton), The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton:

     There was just a chance this morning that, if the weather looked very 'set fair', we might make another attempt, but although at the camp it was beautifully fine, we could still see signs of wind & drift on the sea slopes of Terror & the temperature was rather low.

   • 2005, Linda Watson, The Ladies of Low Arvie: Living the Farming Dream, →ISBN, page 158:

     It is crucial to have all the machines ready to go when the grass is at its peak and the weather is set fair for two or three days, and when the engineer said that the baler was working fine, we eagerly looked at the weather forecast.

   • 2007, Margarett Mirley, Closing the Helix, →ISBN:

     They would trad with the Orks again -- in better weather next time. They quickly left while it looked set fair.

   • 2012, Judith Saxton, This Royal Breed, →ISBN:

     So early one morning, when the weather seemed set fair, Rochelle told Laurie about the food store.

   • 2015, Gary Stidder, Becoming a Physical Education Teacher, →ISBN, page xi:

     Although there was still some ice and snow in the gullies and valleys that we encountered on the trek up, it was otherwise quite a clear morning and conditions were set fair as we set off.

3. In good shape.
   • 2012, Ian Duncan & ‎Douglas Mack, The Edinburgh Companion to James Hogg, →ISBN, page 29:

     All must have looked set fair by the time Hogg returned to Scotland in March 1832, and early reports suggested a rapid sale of 1500 copies of the first volume, representing the first tranche of a printing of 3000.

   • 2014, Ginger Mccain, My Colourful Life: From Red to Amber, →ISBN:

     At the racecourse, I could tell Red Rum was very well in himself and looked set fair in the sunshine.

   • 2014, Mike Read, Seize the Day, →ISBN:

     His version of 'Myfanwy' was given the thumbs-up by CBS and we looked set fair. Set fair, that is, until one of their promotion guys heard it.

参照

• 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary
• “set-fair”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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• Freitas, afrites, fairest, refaits