unfavoured

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A form of unfavored — Not favoured.

OriginEnglish favoured ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunfavoured (comparative more unfavoured, superlative most unfavoured)

comparative more unfavoured · superlative most unfavoured

  1. alternativeAlternative form of unfavored.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishfavoured
  9. Englishunfavoured

From un- + favoured.

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Cite this entry
APA

unfavoured. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfavoured

MLA

“unfavoured.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfavoured. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfavoured,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfavoured.

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