unfairly
adverb/ʌnˈfɛrli/
Frequency rank: #9,014 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
In a way that is unjust or not treating people equally.
Example sentence
Many people felt that the new law treated lower-income families unfairly.
Synonyms & related words
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