un fair

adjective

not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.

disproportionate; undue; beyond what is proper or fitting: an unfair share.

Origin:
before 900; 1705–15 for def 1; Middle English: uncomely, ugly; Old English unfæger; cognate with Old Norse ūfagr. See un-¹, fair¹

Related forms

un·fair·ly, adverb

un·fair·ness, noun

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unfair (ʌnˈfɛə)

—*adj*
1.	characterized by inequality or injustice
2.	dishonest or unethical

un'fairly

—*adv*

un'fairness

—n

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Word Origin & History

unfair

O.E. unfægr "unlovely," from un- (1) "not" + fair. Cf. O.N. ufagr, Goth. unfagrs. Meaning "wicked, evil, bad" is recorded from c.1300. Sense of "not equitable, unjust" is first recorded 1713.

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