unfavourable
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- unfavourableness noun
- unfavourably adverb
Example Sentences
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Typical hedge trimming techniques, which use heavy machinery, can leave hedges sparse, creating unfavourable living environments for local animals like birds, hedgehogs and insects.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Chief executive Nicolas Hieronimus said when he presented the results on Thursday that L'Oreal had achieved a "solid" performance "despite a context that was at the very least volatile and unfavourable".
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
“The decline could extend as de-escalation shifts focus back to unfavourable fundamentals,” Tradu’s Nikos Tzabouras writes, adding that supply is rising faster than demand “amid global economic headwinds.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
"The global environment is currently unfavourable for German companies, and there are a lack of growth-promoting reforms."
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
Sometimes, when the day was very unfavourable, his sisters would expostulate.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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