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unfavorably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N F EY1 V ER0 AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unfavorable manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

showing disapproval; in a disparaging way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he reviewed the play unfavorably

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfavourably

Antonyms: favorably

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English unfavorable Middle English -ly English -ly English unfavorably From unfavorable + -ly.