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Wrongfully vs Unfairly - What's the difference?

wrongfully | unfairly |

As adverbs the difference between wrongfully and unfairly

is that wrongfully is in a wrongful manner; unjustly while unfairly is in a manner that is unfair, which is not just.

wrongfully

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a wrongful manner; unjustly.
  • * 2002 , Joe Borgenicht, The Action Hero's Handbook , Quirk Books, page 36 [http://books.google.com/books?id=6XyFIKdOIfQC&pg=PA36&dq=wrongfully+date:1970-2008&lr=lang_en&as_brr=3&sig=5QE8GKrYD0zt1RtC_XKV9JDpmvw]
    • Wrongfully imprisoned action heroes rarely have the time to wait for an appeal.

    unfairly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a manner that is unfair, which is not just.

    • Synonyms

    * unjustly

    Antonyms

    * fairly * justly