unfair

[ uhn-fair ]
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adjective
  1. not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law;an unfair wage policy.

  2. disproportionate; undue; beyond what is proper or fitting: an unfair share.

Origin of unfair

1
First recorded before 900; 1705–15 for def. 1; Middle English: “uncomely, ugly”; Old English unfæger; cognate with Old Norse ūfagr; un-1 + fair1

Other words from unfair

  • un·fair·ly, adverb
  • un·fair·ness, noun

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How to use unfair in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for unfair

unfair

/ (ʌnˈfɛə) /


adjective
  1. characterized by inequality or injustice

  2. dishonest or unethical

Derived forms of unfair

  • unfairly, adverb
  • unfairness, noun

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