unfairly B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ənˈfɛrli/ See IPA manual Freq #24627 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is not fair or just. We felt we had been treated unfairly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that is not fair... unjustly ↔ Opposites fairlyjustly Etymology AI details From unfair + -ly or un- + fairly. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # unfairly **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ənˈfɛrli/ **Frequency rank:** 24627 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is not fair or just. ## Examples - We felt we had been treated unfairly. ## Antonyms - fairly - justly ## Etymology From unfair + -ly or un- + fairly. ## AI Etymology Unfairly is from unfair + -ly or un- + fairly. The surface analysis is unfair + -ly or un- + fairly. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean in a way that is not fair or just. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown