unfavorable

CEFRB2

/ˌʌˈnfeɪvərəbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not helpful, positive, or likely to succeed.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    US standard spelling of unfavourable.

Examples

  • She bore up well under unfavorable circumstances.

  • The weather is unfavorable for our athletic meet today.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context
  • Microrefugia are sites that support populations of species when their ranges contract during unfavorable climate episodes.

  • Alternatively, unfavorable outcome with severe or even fatal consequences for the organism would be the development of fibrolipid plaque which would be prone to plaque rupture and thrombus formation [ 23 ].

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Question 1 · Quick check

Because of the constant rain and strong winds, the weather conditions were blank for our picnic.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + favorable.