unfair

[ uhn-fair ]

/ ʌnˈfɛər /

adjective

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.

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Origin of unfair

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

OTHER WORDS FROM unfair

un·fair·ly, adverbun·fair·ness, noun

Words nearby unfair

unexpressive, unexpurgated, unfaced, unfact, unfailing, unfair, unfair competition, unfair practice, unfaith, unfaithful, unfamiliar

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British Dictionary definitions for unfair

unfair

/ (ʌnˈfɛə) /

adjective

characterized by inequality or injustice

dishonest or unethical

Derived forms of unfair

unfairly, adverbunfairness, noun

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