inequitable

[in-ek-wi-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. not equitable; unjust or unfair.

   an inequitable decision.

inequitable

/ ɪnˈɛkwɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. not equitable; unjust or unfair

Other Word Forms

• inequitableness noun
• inequitably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inequitable¹

First recorded in 1660–17; in- ³ + equitable

Example Sentences

“This is just the latest attempt by the Newsom administration to promote the woefully inadequate and inequitable voluntary agreements, undercutting bare minimum protections,” Overhouse said.

From Los Angeles Times

This may be the most inequitable and overtly reverse-Robin Hood budget behemoth ever.

From Los Angeles Times

For many viewers who are simply looking for a fresh coat of paint on the tense violence and inequitable gameplay of Season 1, that won’t be a problem.

From Salon

“So my biggest fear is my children are going to be significantly disadvantaged to everyone else in Scotland. It just seems very inequitable and unfair that, due to financial decisions children's education going to suffer.”

From BBC

“And it would be inequitable for it to be there in the first place.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• arbitrary 
• biased 
• discriminatory 
• one-sided 
• prejudiced 
• unbalanced 
• unequal 
• unethical 
• unjust