UNFAIR

unfair, unjust

(adjective) not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; “used unfair methods”; “it was an unfair trial”; “took an unfair advantage”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unfair (comparative unfairer, superlative unfairest)

(rare or archaic) not beautiful; uncomely; unattractive

(archaic or obsolete) sorrowful; sad

(archaic) unseemly; disgraceful

not fair, unjust

Antonyms: fair, just

Verb

unfair (third-person singular simple present unfairs, present participle unfairing, simple past and past participle unfaired)

(transitive, obsolete) to make ugly

Synonym: devenustate

Anagrams

• Funari

Source: Wiktionary


Un*fair", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fair.]

Definition: To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak.

Un*fair", a. Etym: [AS. unfæger unlovely. See Un- not, and Fair, a.]

Definition: Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift.

– Un*fair"ly, adv -- Un*fair"ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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