un-favorably

un·fa·vor·a·ble

[uhn-fey-ver-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
2.
not propitious: an unfavorable omen.
3.
unfortunate; undesirable; disadvantageous: an unfavorable development.

Origin:
1540–50; Middle English; see un-1, favorable

un·fa·vor·a·ble·ness, noun
un·fa·vor·a·bly, adverb
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unfavourable or unfavorable (ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl, -ˈfeɪvrə-, ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl, -ˈfeɪvrə-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not favourable; adverse or inauspicious
 
unfavorable or unfavorable
 
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un'favourableness or unfavorable
 
n
 
un'favorableness or unfavorable
 
n
 
un'favourably or unfavorable
 
adv
 
un'favorably or unfavorable
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

unfavorable
1460 (implied in unfavorably), from un- (1) "not" + favor (v.) + -able.
"We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe that they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain." [Walter Savage Landor, "Imaginary Conversations"]
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