unfavourable
adjective
not favourable; adverse or inauspicious
unfavourably
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a word derived from
unfavourable.
Example Sentences
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He says Pyongyang deliberately limits the number of tourists and closely controls their movements, in part so North Koreans won't compare themselves unfavourably to richer foreigners.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
Mr Draghi also said Europe is not innovating fast enough, comparing it unfavourably to the US, which has become a home to several trillion-dollar tech giants.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
The 1980s investigation in effect exonerated Adams and portrayed Malone unfavourably.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
Zaluzhnyi and Zabrodskyi conceded that Ukraine was positioned "extremely unfavourably" on two eastern frontlines, around the towns of Bakhmut and Izyum.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022
But against this there were objections; and she finally resolved that it could be the last resource, if her private enquiries to the absence of the family were unfavourably answered.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
