eng

Fairly, quiet, rather & pretty

Fairly

Quiet

It's the weakest of these adverbs, it's used before an adjective or another adverb

It's is a bit stronger than fairly, and can also be used before verbs and nouns (more common in British English than in American English)

Rather & pretty

They're both stronger than quite, and about the same level as each other. Rather is more formal and pretty is more informal

Rather (like quite) can be used before verbs and nouns (more common in British English than American English)

Pretty is only used before an adjective or another adverb

-Markus plays the piano fairly well, I mean, he’s not a child prodigy, but it’s very talented for his age.

-This dish is fairly good, although it lacks some salt.

-Sorry, but i don’t think i’ll come: I’m quite tired tired today.

-Paolo speaks English quite well, I’m genuinely impressed!

-I quite enjoy going at that place: the attractions are really good!

-I love that movie, but it’s rather long and tiring.

-I rather like playing video games: they help me relax a bit after a full day of work!

-Eating that strange japanese dessert was rather an unpleasant experience.

-I didn’t like that book, it was pretty uninspired.

-I love eating there, but the waiters are pretty rude!