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unfair

  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/

Not beautiful; uncomely; unattractive.

Other meanings

  1. Sorrowful; sad.

  2. Unseemly; disgraceful.

Related words

  • unfairly
  • unfairness
  • unfair competition
  • unfair list
  • unfair dismissal

Example sentences

  • “That's an unfair labor practice.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "unfæġer" (ugly).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “unfair” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.