unfair

unfair
adj.
VERBS
be, seem
consider sth, regard sth as, think sth

She thought it most unfair that girls were not allowed to take part.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
blatantly, grossly, patently, terribly

I thought the decision was grossly unfair.

totally, utterly, wholly (esp. BrE)
a little, slightly, etc.
PREPOSITION
to

He was terribly unfair to the younger children.

Unfair is used with these nouns: ↑advantage, ↑burden, ↑comment, ↑comparison, ↑competition, ↑criticism, ↑disadvantage, ↑dismissal, ↑distribution, ↑practice, ↑prejudice, ↑treatment, ↑trial

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  • unfair — [unfer′] adj. [ME < OE unfæger, unfair, ugly < un , not + fæger,FAIR1] 1. not just or impartial; biased; inequitable 2. dishonest, dishonorable, or unethical in business dealings unfairly adv. unfairness n …   English World dictionary

  • Unfair — Un*fair , v. t. [1st pref. un + fair.] To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • unfair — O.E. unfægr unlovely, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + FAIR (Cf. fair). Cf. O.N. ufagr, Goth. unfagrs. Meaning wicked, evil, bad is recorded from c.1300. Sense of not equitable, unjust is first recorded 1713 …   Etymology dictionary

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