unfair

Etymology

From Middle English unfair (“unattractive, unseemly”), from Old English unfæġer (“ugly”), equivalent to un- + fair.

adj

1. not fair, unjust
   It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.
   He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair. 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 2017-06-21, page 162
   Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability." January 12 2022, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8
2. (rare or archaic) not beautiful; uncomely; unattractive
3. (archaic or obsolete) sorrowful; sad
4. (archaic) unseemly; disgraceful

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) to make ugly