unfairly

adverb

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

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The Idaho Supreme Court issued an opinion Monday rejecting all of her arguments in the case, which revolved around whether Boise leaders unfairly ousted her and denied her due process rights. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025 Critics have argued that Compass’ private listing strategy unfairly pushes home sellers to make deals with buyers represented by other Compass agents, resulting in the brokerage collecting a commission from both sides of a home’s sale. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 June 2025 Only to then endure opprobrium being unfairly dumped on her from wimps who should’ve known — and who should’ve behaved — better toward her when the Disney dud was released. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 June 2025 Shop owners and workers said even legal residents and citizens had opted not to show up in recent days, worried that the Garment District, popular with migrants looking for deals, could be targeted again — or that they would be unfairly profiled based on their skin color. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfairly

Word History

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jun. 2025.

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