favourable
Britishadjective
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advantageous, encouraging, or promising
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giving consent
Other Word Forms
- favourableness noun
- favourably adverb
Example Sentences
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The SCG is historically the most favourable ground for spinners in Australia - three of the four leading Test wicket-takers at this venue are slow bowlers.
From BBC
Authorities said the hikers had begun their ascent in favourable weather, but conditions quickly worsened due to the altitude and the area's terrain.
From BBC
The Melbourne pitch was prepared with 10 millimetres of grass on the wicket, making it heavily favourable for the bowlers with plenty of movement and bounce under overcast skies.
From Barron's
However, new areas outside London with "favourable conditions for innovation and growth" include Aberdeen, Brighton, Bristol, Chester, Edinburgh, Oxfordshire, Reading and West Berkshire, the report said.
From BBC
Scott Walker, chief executive of GB Potatoes, said planting and harvesting conditions were favourable this year, but the middle of the season, was "one of the driest in modern memory".
From BBC
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