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 charge me with
being in your debt. --Swift.
[1913 Webster] --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
unfairness
n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [syn: inequity]
[ant: fairness]
2: injustice by virtue of not being equitable [syn: inequity]
[ant: fairness, fairness]
3: an unjust act [syn: injustice, iniquity]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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