unfairly-freed
|un-fair-ly-freed|
🇺🇸
/ʌnˈfɛrli-friːd/
🇬🇧
/ʌnˈfeəli-friːd/
unjust release
Etymology
'unfairly-freed' originates from the combination of 'unfairly' and 'freed', where 'unfairly' is derived from 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'fair' meaning 'just or equitable', and 'freed' is the past participle of 'free', meaning 'to release'.
'unfairly-freed' combines the adverb 'unfairly' with the past participle 'freed', forming a modern English adjective.
Initially, 'unfairly' meant 'not fair', and 'freed' meant 'released'. Together, they describe a release that is not just.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describing someone or something that has been released or liberated in a manner that is not just or equitable.
The prisoner was unfairly-freed due to a legal loophole.
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Last updated: 2025/05/16 11:40