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   unfair

   /ʌnˈfɛː/

   adjective

   • 1. not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice: "at times like these the legal system appears inhuman and unfair" Similar unjustinequitableprejudicedbiaseddiscriminatorypreferentialone-sidedunequalunevenunbalancednon-objectivepartisanpartialintolerantbigotedcoloureddistortedwarpedloadedweightedslantedOpposite fairjust
   • ▪ not following the rules of a game or sport: "he was sent off for unfair play" Similar unsportingfoulunsportsmanlikedirtybelow the beltillegalillegitimateillicitunderhandunscrupulousdishonourableinformal:crookedlow-downOpposite fairsporting

   Word Origin Old Englishunfæger ‘not beautiful’ (see un-1, fair1).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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