Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a manner that is unfair.

    The carnival games were unfairly difficult, and hardly anybody won a prize.

    in an unfair manner

Examples

64 sentences
  1. I hope we're not treated unfairly.

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  2. I hope you're not treated unfairly.

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  3. He complained that he was unfairly treated.

    ruОн жаловался, что с ним поступили нечестно.

    deEr beschwerte sich, dass man ihn ungerecht behandelt hatte.

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  4. He complained of having been treated unfairly.

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  5. Do you think you've been treated unfairly?

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Origin

From unfair + -ly or un- + fairly.

From unfair + -ly or un- + fairly.

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Forms

more unfairly, most unfairly
Comparativemore unfairly Lesson
Superlativemost unfairly

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedunfair

Collocations

3 patterns
  • treated unfairly
  • being treated unfairly
  • been treated unfairly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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