unfair
not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law;an unfair wage policy.
disproportionate; undue; beyond what is proper or fitting: an unfair share.
Origin of unfair
1Other words from unfair
- un·fair·ly, adverb
- un·fair·ness, noun
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How to use unfair in a sentence
They argued it was unfair that people who are better at statistics are more likely to win at fantasy sports.
The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 20, 2020 | FreakonomicsElliott recently told the Senate Judiciary Committee the arraignment was fundamentally unfair.
Morning Report: The GOP Loved Mail Voting Before it Hated it | Voice of San Diego | August 10, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoCalifornia allows governments to sue people and businesses who engage in unfair and fraudulent practices.
Sacramento Report: Bill Would Let City Attorney Collect More in Consumer Cases | Voice of San Diego | August 7, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIt’s perhaps unfair to expect Reels to match that understanding.
A guide to the TikTokish apps that want to be the next TikTok | Abby Ohlheiser | August 6, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewCusack and Brooks argue video footage of his citation was crucial evidence that should have been saved for more than 60 days and that it’s unfair that MTS itself decides what footage is worth saving.
MTS Purged Body Camera Footage Before Man’s Attorney Could Access it | Lisa Halverstadt | July 21, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
She just belches about the unfairness of those criticisms being made.
Pitre is right, combat is about screw-ups, bad officers, apathetic contractors, regret, unfairness, and impossible missions.
'Fives and Twenty-Fives' Is Fiction Honed in a Combat Zone | Brian Castner | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe inherent unfairness that results from overtly religious exercises at government hearings is easy to see.
Supreme Court Prayer Decision in Greece v. Galloway Should Be Easy | Eric Segall | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMany young Americans feel that economic unfairness is costing them a shot at a decent life.
For Robinson, there was no point in railing against the unfairness of the world; resentment would devour you from the inside out.
Eddie Robinson, College Football’s Winningest Coach | Samuel G. Freedman | August 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf there was any unfairness in collectors it should be inquired into; they were not appointed by the crown.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanBut even I was driven to protest against such flagrant unfairness. '
The Talking Horse | F. AnsteyThen Lear declaims a monolog on the unfairness of legal judgment, which is quite out of place in the mouth of the insane Lear.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyIf it were not for the unfairness to Rose, I should have refused outright.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | VariousThis was awkward, to say nothing about the unfairness of it.
A Tramp's Notebook | Morley Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for unfair
/ (ʌnˈfɛə) /
characterized by inequality or injustice
dishonest or unethical
Derived forms of unfair
- unfairly, adverb
- unfairness, noun
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