unfairly

adverb

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

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Those in the industry said they were being unfairly targeted. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025 The funding cuts have left Harvard’s research community in a state of shock, feeling as if they are being unfairly targeted in a fight has nothing to do with them. Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 The recently deceased Reubens was unfairly tagged with various salacious allegations years ago that largely robbed him of years of work at the height of his fame. Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Though Illinois has been accused of unfairly skewing its own maps in favor of Democrats. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 5 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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