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unfairly

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un·fair  (n-fâr)
adj. un·fair·er, un·fair·est
1. Not just or evenhanded; biased: an unfair call by an umpire.
2. Contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce; unethical: unfair trading.
un·fairly adv.
un·fairness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.unfairlyunfairly - in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"
below the belt
fair, clean, fairly - in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"
Translations
unfairly [ˈʌnˈfɛəlɪ] ADV [treat, dismiss, judge, penalize] → injustamente; [compete] → deslealmente
unfairly [ˌʌnˈfɛərli] adv → injustement
to be unfairly dismissed → être licencié(e) abusivement
unfairly
adv → unfair; treat, criticize etc also → ungerecht; accuse, punish → zu Unrecht; dismissed → ungerechterweise, zu Unrecht; to charge unfairly high prices → ungerechtfertigt hohe Preise verlangen
unfairly [ʌnˈfɛəlɪ] adv (treat, criticize) → ingiustamente; (play) → scorrettamente
unfairly [ʌnˈfɛəlɪ] adv (treat, criticize) → ingiustamente; (play) → scorrettamente


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On the contrary, when he saw more of Captain Wentworth, saw him repeatedly by daylight, and eyed him well, he was very much struck by his personal claims, and felt that his superiority of appearance might be not unfairly balanced against her superiority of rank; and all this, assisted by his well-sounding name, enabled Sir Walter at last to prepare his pen, with a very good grace, for the insertion of the marriage in the volume of honour.
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