unfair
//ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)//
Forms
- Comparative
- unfairer
- Superlative
- unfairest
Definitions
1.Not fair.
- It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4514
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English unfair (“unattractive, unseemly”)
From Old English unfæġer (“ugly”), equivalent to un- + fair.