Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: unfair
IPA transcription: [,ɔnf'ɛɹ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: unfair, unjust
    Meaning: not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"
Usage examples
  • "Oh, well, that's unfair ...
  • "That's unfair," Cope protested.
  • It is unfair, and I feel it, but..."
  • "No, that's unfair," said Veslovsky; "how could envy come in?
  • This was distinctly unfair, because he had no quarrel with the masculine portion of the West.
  • After you have been unfair to him he will love you again, but will never afterwards be quite the same boy.
  • Loose indentures and harsh laws put them at the mercy of their masters." It would not be unfair to add that such was their lot in all other colonies.
  • Assessments often are unfair, and justice sometimes is bought. Men in high executive positions are able to make or mar the fortunes of their followers.
  • Nor is it unfair to presume that the accounts of this most remarkable business will not be closed until the Trumps of Doom are sounded and all things brought to final balance.
  • Before Finlayson could believe his own eyes, he had two million dollars in his safe, some of it for purchases, some of it on deposit for safe keeping. Though the company gave no guarantee to the depositors and simply sealed each man's leather pouch as it was placed in the safe, no complaint was ever made against it of dishonesty or unfair treatment.