unfairly

adverb

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

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People who are unfairly on the watchlist will need to expend time, energy, and potentially lots of money to get themselves off the watchlist. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 While the state education commissioner maintains that lower scores are a result of lower performance, some lawmakers and school districts are blasting the new state rubric as unfairly moving the goalposts for campuses. Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 In the lawsuit, Planned Parenthood alleged that the current administration violated the U.S. Constitution and targeted them unfairly. Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025 In Hayes’ view, he and his fellow bankers were unfairly targeted for engaging in routine business practices that, at the time, everyone thought were legal. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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