Having or displaying a considerable amount of fairness; somewhat fair-minded or just.
From 'fair' (from Old English 'fægr') plus the suffix '-some' (from Old English 'sum,' originally meaning 'having the nature of,' used in 'handsome,' 'lonesome'), meaning 'characterized by fairness.'
The '-some' suffix was wildly productive in Old English but is now rare—we still use 'handsome,' 'fearsome,' and 'wholesome,' but 'fairsome' reminds us that almost any adjective could once take '-some' to intensify or characterize it.
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