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unfavourably

adv

Etymology

From unfavourable + -ly.

  1. derived from favōrābilis
  2. derived from favorable
  3. inherited from favourable
  4. prefixed as unfavourable — “un + favourable”
  5. suffixed as unfavourably — “unfavourable + ly”

Definitions

  1. In an unfavourable manner.

    • Neither the Type 2 nor the Type 3 locomotives have so far reached a satisfactory standard of performance. [...] The number of miles per failure is still too low and therefore compares unfavourably with steam engine performance.

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