unfairly

Everyday

Unfairly means in a way that is not fair, not right or not equal for everyone. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, school and stories it is used when someone is treated badly or blamed for something they did not do, or when things are shared unequally. In maths sharing problems, things shared unfairly are not split into equal groups. Phrases: «treated unfairly», «blamed unfairly», «shared unfairly».

Examples

• I was blamed unfairly for the broken vase. tree →
• The sweets were shared unfairly; Tom got more. tree →
• It is wrong to treat people unfairly because they are different. tree →
• She felt she had been judged unfairly. tree →
• The referee acted unfairly by ignoring the foul. tree →
• If 10 cards are split 7 and 3, they are shared unfairly. tree →
• Every child is affected thus the first time he is treated unfairly. tree →

Note

Adverb from «unfair» + -ly. Opposite: «fairly». In maths, «fair shares» means equal groups, so «unfairly» shared means the groups are not equal.