favored

[fey-verd]

adjective

1. regarded or treated with preference or partiality.

   Her beauty made her the favored child.

2. enjoying special advantages; privileged.

   to be born into the favored classes.

3. of specified appearance (usually used in combination).

   ill-favored.

Other Word Forms

• favoredly adverb
• favoredness noun
• nonfavored adjective
• unfavored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of favored¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, favored is from the Middle English word favo(u)red. See favor, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Officials did not state whether it would be one or two cuts, though the Fed’s so-called dot plot indicated a slight majority favored two moves this year.

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By contrast, Texas wasn’t favored because of its experience—after losing so many starters from last year’s playoff semifinal team, they had a ton of roster turnover.

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Pfizer said it would sell its drugs to Medicaid at the lowest price available to other developed nations, or what it calls the “most favored nation” price.

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The White House said the administration isn’t interested in how pharmaceutical companies implement the changes the president is calling for, pushing back on the concern that BlinkRx has any favored status.

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Mann was one of four rate setters who voted against the majority when the BOE last lowered its key rate in August, and had previously favored a more restrictive policy than many of her colleagues.

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