unfairly

adverb

un·​fair·​ly ˌən-ˈfer-lē How to pronounce unfairly (audio)
: in an unfair manner

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The Last 24 Did Los Angeles unfairly rescind trade? Zach Harper, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 The statute reflected Nevada lawmakers’ belief the NCAA unfairly went about investigating UNLV and its men’s basketball coach, Jerry Tarkanian. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2025 Many of the email writers were commercial property owners who wrote that the ordinance would unfairly target them because single-family homes are exempt. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025 Now, leaders on the right argue that nationalist parties with neo-Nazi ties are being unfairly excluded from the democratic process. Massimo Calabresi/dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfairly

Word History

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unfairly was in 1713

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“Unfairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfairly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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