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unfavorably

/ənfˈeɪvɚəbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
un-fa-vor-ably
IPA
/ənfˈeɪvɚəbli/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unfavorable manner.

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree English unfavorable Middle English -ly English -ly English unfavorably From unfavorable + -ly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more unfavorably (comparative) most unfavorably (superlative) unfavourably (alternative)

Synonyms

unfavourably

Rhymes With

favorably

Questions

How do you pronounce unfavorably?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənfˈeɪvɚəbli/.
What does unfavorably mean?
In an unfavorable manner.
Where does unfavorably come from?
Etymology tree English unfavorable Middle English -ly English -ly English unfavorably From unfavorable + -ly.

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