unfavourableunfavorableadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfeɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

1. Not favourable, in various senses:

a. Of persons, opinions, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective]

unfavourable1548

sinistral1560

head-shaking1626

disapproving1661

disapprobatory1751

neg1777

unapproving1787

disapprobative1821

rebukative1863

negative1867

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xix. 147 The Pharisees..thynke theimselues fortunate that they carry the deuill on theyre backes, ye roughest sitter possible and ye moste vnfauourable.

1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. ii. 476 After a crime is proved, the Pannel is most unfavourable.

1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. ii. ⁋12 Talavera, at last, made..an unfavourable report to Ferdinand and Isabella.

1779 Mirror No. 32 He was pleased..to communicate his opinions. The last I found generally unfavourable both of men and things.

1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 200 (note) The insertion of a choriambus.., viewed with an unfavourable eye by Bentley and Elmsley.

1890 Retrospect Med. 102 45 The prognosis was unfavourable only in severe cases.

b. Of conditions, circumstances, times, etc. Also const. to or for.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective] > unfavourable

contrariousc1320

bada1325

contraryinga1340

adversea1393

frowarda1400

contrairc1400

fremd1423

adversant?a1425

sinister1432

perversea1450

undisposed1456

sinistral?a1475

contrary1477

favourless1509

unfriendlya1513

thwarting1530

wayward?1544

contrariant1548

disfavourable1561

cross1565

unindifferent1565

sinistrous1566

haggard1578

unkindly1579

backward1582

awkward1587

improsperous1598

thwart1610

unpropitious1613

averted1619

untoward1621

averse1623

impropitious1638

sinister1726

unfavourable1748

untowardly1756

unfavouring1835

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. viii. 77 These tempests.., though unattended by any other unfavourable circumstance, were yet rendered more mischievous to us by their inequality.

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. xi. 174 I have always found a cold and damp atmosphere the most unfavourable of any to my constitution.

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xv. 444 Mrs. Arlbery..thought the moment unfavourable for a tète-â-tète.

1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. xvi. 277 I must dispose of the outlaying estates in Northamptonshire, and these times are unfavourable.

1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age xxiii. 302 In situations that would now be considered most unfavourable to their growth.

c. Of winds or weather.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [adjective] > unfavourable

contrariousa1513

unfavourable1788

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > unfavourable or contrary

contraryc1384

reversea1393

awaywarda1500

contrariousa1513

foul1657

contradictious1766

unfavourable1788

unfair1801

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xli. 132 An unfavourable wind detained them four days.

1789 C. Smith Ethelinde IV. vii. 155 A successless hunt, the morning being frosty and unfavourable.

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 307 The winds were mostly unfavourable.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. viii. 581 In spite of..the unfavourablest weather, it still was..his fixed purpose to recapture Dresden.

†d. Of diseases, physical injuries, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > violent or severe

grimc900

strongeOE

grievousc1290

burning1393

acutea1398

maliciousa1398

peracutea1398

sorea1400

wicked14..

malign?a1425

vehement?a1425

malignousc1475

angrya1500

cacoethe?1541

eager?1543

virulent1563

malignant1568

raging1590

roaring1590

furious1597

grassant1601

hearty1601

sharp1607

main1627

generous1632

perperacute1647

serious1655

ferine1666

bad1705

severe1725

unfavourable1782

grave1888

1782 V. Knox Ess. (1819) III. clxiii. 217 They were seized with an unfavourable small-pox.

1793 W. Cowper Let. 10 Dec. (1984) IV. 439 You mention'd..an unfortunate sprain that you had received.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 210 Her mind is totally alienated, which..is sometimes the consequence of an unfavourable confinement.

a. Of features or appearance: Ill-favoured.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective]

foulOE

uglyc1386

malgraciousa1393

unsightlya1400

loathc1400

ouglec1415

shrewdc1430

unsightyc1440

unwholesome?a1500

evil-favoured1530

ill-favoured1530

uglisome1530

huggeda1533

hard-favoureda1535

evil-liking1535

ill-favorited1579

stigmatical1589

stigmatic1597

sightlessa1616

hard-featured1638

grislya1681

bad-looking1757

unmackly1765

unfavourable1776

dissightly1777

eyesore1798

wavelled1886

spiderly1891

Plain Jane1912

hackit1985

1776 E. Topham Lett. from Edinb. 83 The men are large and disproportioned with unfavourable, long, and saturnine countenances.

1782 A. Highmore Ramble Coast Sussex (1873) 47 She said I did not carry an unfavourable appearance.

1825 W. Scott Talisman v, in Tales Crusaders III. 124 With all this most unfavourable exterior, there was one trait in the features of both, which argued alertness and intelligence.

b. Creating a bad impression.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective] > worthy of disapproval > creating a bad impression

off-putting1808

unfavourable1817

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. vi. 230 A procedure which bore a most unfavourable appearance.

3. n. An unfavourable result.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > unfavourable result

unfavourable1838

nul points1979

1838 A. De Morgan Ess. Probabilities 42 But of these 36 throws, any one of the five unfavourables of the first throw may combine with any one of the second throw.

Derivatives

unˈfavourableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > unfavourable character

contrariositya1340

badness1539

iniquity?c1550

naughtiness1550

thrawardness1567

perverseness1578

crossness1641

awkwardness1674

unhappiness1704

unpropitiousness1756

unfavourableness1765

untowardness1779

contrariousness1853

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [noun] > unfavourable character

contrariousness1398

unfavourableness1765

1765 Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 105 The best account..of my observation, however imperfect through the unfavourableness of the weather.

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 123 The unsuitableness of the soil, the unpropitiousness of the climate, and the unfavourableness of the seasons.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unfavourable
释义	unfavourableunfavorableadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈfeɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. 1. Not favourable, in various senses: a. Of persons, opinions, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective] unfavourable1548 sinistral1560 head-shaking1626 disapproving1661 disapprobatory1751 neg1777 unapproving1787 disapprobative1821 rebukative1863 negative1867 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xix. 147 The Pharisees..thynke theimselues fortunate that they carry the deuill on theyre backes, ye roughest sitter possible and ye moste vnfauourable. 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. ii. 476 After a crime is proved, the Pannel is most unfavourable. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. ii. ⁋12 Talavera, at last, made..an unfavourable report to Ferdinand and Isabella. 1779 Mirror No. 32 He was pleased..to communicate his opinions. The last I found generally unfavourable both of men and things. 1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 200 (note) The insertion of a choriambus.., viewed with an unfavourable eye by Bentley and Elmsley. 1890 Retrospect Med. 102 45 The prognosis was unfavourable only in severe cases. b. Of conditions, circumstances, times, etc. Also const. to or for. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective] > unfavourable contrariousc1320 bada1325 contraryinga1340 adversea1393 frowarda1400 contrairc1400 fremd1423 adversant?a1425 sinister1432 perversea1450 undisposed1456 sinistral?a1475 contrary1477 favourless1509 unfriendlya1513 thwarting1530 wayward?1544 contrariant1548 disfavourable1561 cross1565 unindifferent1565 sinistrous1566 haggard1578 unkindly1579 backward1582 awkward1587 improsperous1598 thwart1610 unpropitious1613 averted1619 untoward1621 averse1623 impropitious1638 sinister1726 unfavourable1748 untowardly1756 unfavouring1835 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. viii. 77 These tempests.., though unattended by any other unfavourable circumstance, were yet rendered more mischievous to us by their inequality. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. xi. 174 I have always found a cold and damp atmosphere the most unfavourable of any to my constitution. 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xv. 444 Mrs. Arlbery..thought the moment unfavourable for a tète-â-tète. 1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. xvi. 277 I must dispose of the outlaying estates in Northamptonshire, and these times are unfavourable. 1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age xxiii. 302 In situations that would now be considered most unfavourable to their growth. c. Of winds or weather. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [adjective] > unfavourable contrariousa1513 unfavourable1788 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > unfavourable or contrary contraryc1384 reversea1393 awaywarda1500 contrariousa1513 foul1657 contradictious1766 unfavourable1788 unfair1801 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xli. 132 An unfavourable wind detained them four days. 1789 C. Smith Ethelinde IV. vii. 155 A successless hunt, the morning being frosty and unfavourable. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 307 The winds were mostly unfavourable. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. viii. 581 In spite of..the unfavourablest weather, it still was..his fixed purpose to recapture Dresden. †d. Of diseases, physical injuries, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > violent or severe grimc900 strongeOE grievousc1290 burning1393 acutea1398 maliciousa1398 peracutea1398 sorea1400 wicked14.. malign?a1425 vehement?a1425 malignousc1475 angrya1500 cacoethe?1541 eager?1543 virulent1563 malignant1568 raging1590 roaring1590 furious1597 grassant1601 hearty1601 sharp1607 main1627 generous1632 perperacute1647 serious1655 ferine1666 bad1705 severe1725 unfavourable1782 grave1888 1782 V. Knox Ess. (1819) III. clxiii. 217 They were seized with an unfavourable small-pox. 1793 W. Cowper Let. 10 Dec. (1984) IV. 439 You mention'd..an unfortunate sprain that you had received. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 210 Her mind is totally alienated, which..is sometimes the consequence of an unfavourable confinement. 2. a. Of features or appearance: Ill-favoured. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective] foulOE uglyc1386 malgraciousa1393 unsightlya1400 loathc1400 ouglec1415 shrewdc1430 unsightyc1440 unwholesome?a1500 evil-favoured1530 ill-favoured1530 uglisome1530 huggeda1533 hard-favoureda1535 evil-liking1535 ill-favorited1579 stigmatical1589 stigmatic1597 sightlessa1616 hard-featured1638 grislya1681 bad-looking1757 unmackly1765 unfavourable1776 dissightly1777 eyesore1798 wavelled1886 spiderly1891 Plain Jane1912 hackit1985 1776 E. Topham Lett. from Edinb. 83 The men are large and disproportioned with unfavourable, long, and saturnine countenances. 1782 A. Highmore Ramble Coast Sussex (1873) 47 She said I did not carry an unfavourable appearance. 1825 W. Scott Talisman v, in Tales Crusaders III. 124 With all this most unfavourable exterior, there was one trait in the features of both, which argued alertness and intelligence. b. Creating a bad impression. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective] > worthy of disapproval > creating a bad impression off-putting1808 unfavourable1817 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. vi. 230 A procedure which bore a most unfavourable appearance. 3. n. An unfavourable result. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > unfavourable result unfavourable1838 nul points1979 1838 A. De Morgan Ess. Probabilities 42 But of these 36 throws, any one of the five unfavourables of the first throw may combine with any one of the second throw. Derivatives unˈfavourableness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > unfavourable character contrariositya1340 badness1539 iniquity?c1550 naughtiness1550 thrawardness1567 perverseness1578 crossness1641 awkwardness1674 unhappiness1704 unpropitiousness1756 unfavourableness1765 untowardness1779 contrariousness1853 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [noun] > unfavourable character contrariousness1398 unfavourableness1765 1765 Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 105 The best account..of my observation, however imperfect through the unfavourableness of the weather. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 123 The unsuitableness of the soil, the unpropitiousness of the climate, and the unfavourableness of the seasons. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1548
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