unfairly

unfairly
See unfair.

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  • unfairly — unfair ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not based on or showing fairness; unjust. DERIVATIVES unfairly adverb unfairness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • unfairly — adverb in an unfair manner they dealt with him unfairly their accusations hit below the belt • Syn: ↑below the belt • Ant: ↑fairly • Derived from adjective: ↑unfair …   Useful english dictionary

  • unfairly dismissed — A statutory claim under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978. An employee who has been dismissed can make a claim to an Industrial Tribunal that he has been unfairly dismissed. If the employer is unable to show that the dismissal… …   Law dictionary

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  • Unfairly — Unfair 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. [1913 Webster] You come, like an unfair merchant, to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unfairly — adverb Date: 1713 in an unfair manner …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unfairly — adverb In a manner that is unfair, which is not just …   Wiktionary

  • unfairly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unjustly, unreasonably, irregularly, illegally, immorally; see also brutally …   English dictionary for students

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