Unprejudicedly
Part of speech: adverb
Definitions
- In a way that shows no favoritism or inclination towards bias
- In a manner that treats all sides fairly without personal bias
- Acting with impartiality and without allowing prejudice to influence judgment
Etymology: "Unprejudicedly" is simply "unprejudiced" with the adverbial ending "-ly" attached. The base word is built from "un-", a prefix meaning "not", and "prejudiced," the past participle of "prejudice," which comes from Latin "praejudicium," literally a judgment reached in advance, formed from "prae," "before," and "judicium," "judgment." So the core idea is a conclusion formed before the evidence is weighed, and "unprejudicedly" describes acting without that pre-formed leaning. The word is therefore a layered formation: a Latin notion of judging beforehand, passed into English as a noun and then adjective, negated with "un-," and finally turned into an adverb. Its meaning follows directly from those parts, with no separate history of its own.
Synonyms: impartially, fairly, objectively, neutrally, even-handedly
Antonyms: biasedly, partially, subjectively, unfairly, prejudicedly