Definitions for: Unfair


[adj] not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"
[adj] showing favoritism



Webster (1913) Definition: Un*fair", v. t. [1st pref. un- + fair.]
To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] --Shak.


Un*fair", a. [AS. unf[ae]ger unlovely. See Un- not,
and Fair, a.]
Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or
involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.

You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with
being in your debt. --Swift.
-- Un*fair"ly, adv -- Un*fair"ness, n.

Synonyms: below the belt, biased, cheating(a), colored, coloured, dirty, foul, one-sided, raw, slanted, unjust, unsporting, unsportsmanlike

Antonyms: fair, impartial, just

See Also: partial, unfair

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