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unfair adjective [ ʌnˈfɛː ]

• not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice.
• "at times like these the legal system appears inhuman and unfair"
Similar: unjust, inequitable, prejudiced, biased, discriminatory, preferential, one-sided, unequal, uneven, unbalanced, non-objective, partisan, partial, intolerant, bigoted, coloured, distorted, warped, loaded, weighted, slanted, undeserved, unmerited, uncalled for, unreasonable, unjustified, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, out of proportion, disproportionate, excessive, extreme, immoderate, a bit much, off, a bit thick,
Opposite: fair, just, justified,
Origin: Old English unfæger ‘not beautiful’ (see un-1, fair1).


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