unjust
English
Etymology
From un- + just.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/
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- Rhymes: -ʌst
Adjective
unjust (comparative more unjust, superlative most unjust)
- Not fair, just or right.
- The solution was very unjust.
- 1593, anonymous, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:
- This ſtraunge vnwelcome and vnhappie newes,
Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniust,
That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land,
Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde,
Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe, […]
- a. 1947, anonymous, as published in 1947, ed. Iona and Peter Opie, I Saw Esau: Traditional Rhymes of Youth:
- The rain it raineth all around
Upon the just and unjust fella;
But chiefly on the just because
The unjust stole the just’s umbrella.
- The rain it raineth all around
Usage notes
- See the notes about injustice.
Synonyms
- unfair
Antonyms
- just
Related terms
- justice
- injustice
Translations
not fair, just or right
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