unfairly

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unfairly

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From unfair + -ly or un- + fairly.

adverb more unfairly · most unfairly

In a manner that is unfair. The carnival games were unfairly difficult, and hardly anybody won a prize.
Similar: unjustly

Opposite: fairly, justly

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unjustifiably, unjustly, unreasonably, unduly, undeservedly, unequally, inequitably, inappropriately, unnecessarily, improperly, needlessly, wrong, unevenly, wrongfully, arbitrarily, erroneously

adverb

Opposite: fairly, justly

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@misc{unfairly_2026,
  title = {unfairly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unfairly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}