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favorably

/fˈeɪvɚəbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
fa-vor-ably
IPA
/fˈeɪvɚəbli/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a favorable manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English favorable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English favorably From favorable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more favorably (comparative) most favorably (superlative) favourably (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

favor favorable favorite

Synonyms

favourably

Rhymes With

unfavorably

Questions

How do you pronounce favorably?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈeɪvɚəbli/.
What does favorably mean?
In a favorable manner.
Where does favorably come from?
Etymology tree English favorable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English favorably From favorable + -ly.

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