| ADVERB | all | below the belt, unfairly | in an unfair manner |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | below the belt | disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing) |
| Meaning | disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing). | |
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| Example | "her accusations were below the belt" | |
| Category | boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists |
| Broader | unfair, unjust | not fair |
| Meaning | In an unfair manner. | |
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| Example | "their accusations hit below the belt" | |
| Synonym | unfairly | |
| Opposite | fairly, fair, clean | In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud / fraud or cheating |
| Spanish | injustamente | |
| Catalan | injustament | |
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