What does unfairly mean?
Definitions for unfairly
un·fair·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
unfairly, below the beltadverb
in an unfair manner
"they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"
Wiktionary
unfairlyadverb
In a manner that is unfair, which is not just.
ChatGPT
unfairly
Unfairly generally refers to the act of doing something in a way that is unjust, biased, unequal, or discriminatory. It means not playing by the rules, favoring one party over another without reasonable cause, or not giving an equal opportunity to all parties involved.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unfairly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unfairly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of unfairly in a Sentence
All I want to say is find out why am I being treated so unfairly by a judge ?
Our hearts and minds are with the people being persecuted so unfairly relating to the January 6th protest concerning the Rigged Presidential Election.
I like Jeb a lot, I think he'd be a great president, but felt he was unfairly but severely burdened by the W. years.
This does put a lid on the nuclear program, but we still have a lot of concern about the bad behavior and the actions by Iran which remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism which does go after and undermine governments in the region, that poses an existential threat to Israel, that unfairly, unlawfully confines and tries Americans on trumped up charges, that bad behavior is something we have to address.
Students have to' Zoom in' from a variety of settings, and requiring cameras to be on unfairly magnifies socio-economic differences and is also ableist, i wouldn't say it's distracting to have webcams off. It is just rather disheartening and lonely to talk to a screen full of black rectangles.
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