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Synonyms for unfairly

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wrongly unjustly

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Adverb

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    In a manner that is unfair.

    The carnival games were unfairly difficult, and hardly anybody won a prize.

Example sentences

  • wrongly Mary was wrongly imprisoned for nearly 10 years.
  • unjustly Tom was unjustly sentenced for a crime he hadn’t committed.

Popularity over time

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unfairlysteady
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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
wrongly2
8 letters
unjustly3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wrongly2 = 2 syllables).