unfair
UK /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/ · US /ʌnˈfɛɚ/ adjective, verb
Forms unfairer unfairest unfairs unfairing unfaired
- adjective Not just. “It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.”
- adjective (rare or archaic) Not beautiful; uncomely; unattractive.
- adjective (archaic or obsolete) Sorrowful; sad.
- adjective (archaic) Unseemly; disgraceful.
- verb (transitive, obsolete) to make ugly
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Etymology
From Middle English unfair (“unattractive, unseemly”), from Old English unfæġer (“ugly”), equivalent to un- + fair.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak.
- adjective Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.
Etymology [1st pref. un- + fair.]
Etymology [AS. unfæger unlovely. See Un- not, and Fair, a.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “unfair”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details