unfavorably

[uhn-fey-ver-uh-buhl]

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-)
 
adj
not favourable; adverse or inauspicious
 
unfavorable or unfavorable
 
adj
 
un'favourableness or unfavorable
 
n
 
un'favorableness or unfavorable
 
n
 
un'favourably or unfavorable
 
adv
 
un'favorably or unfavorable
 
adv

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