favourably

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adverb

In a favourable manner.

“She looked favourably on people who gave freely their assistance.”

Similar
favorably
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English favourable →
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Meanings

adverbfavourably (comparative more favourably, superlative most favourably)

comparative more favourably · superlative most favourably · alternative favorably

  1. CanadaUKIn a favourable manner.

    She looked favourably on people who gave freely their assistance.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbshowing approval

Similar
favorably
Also see
agreeablyfavorably

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishfavourable
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishfavourably

From favourable + -ly.

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APA

favourably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favourably

MLA

“favourably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favourably. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “favourably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favourably.

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