unfairly

adverb

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

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What To Know Cannon, a Trump appointee, temporarily halted the release of Smith's report, granting a request from Trump's defense team that argued the document would be one-sided and unfairly prejudicial. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 Cannon has long been criticized for being unfairly deferential to Trump as the documents dispute has moved forward. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Artists and publishers like the New York Times allege that these systems are unfairly scraping their valuable content without consent to generate original output. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025 The Murphy administration’s suit — the most serious challenge to New York’s plan to toll drivers entering Midtown and lower Manhattan — argues that changing traffic patterns from trucks and other vehicles seeking to avoid the toll will unfairly impact the air quality in New Jersey. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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