unfavorable

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ favorable.

Adjective

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unfavorable (comparative more unfavorable, superlative most unfavorable)

  1. US standard spelling of unfavourable.
    • 2015 January 9, Kristoffer Hylander, Johan Ehrlén, Miska Luoto, Eric Meineri, “Microrefugia: Not for everyone”, in Ambio, volume 44 (supplement 1), →DOI, →PMID, pages 60–8:
      Microrefugia are sites that support populations of species when their ranges contract during unfavorable climate episodes.
    • 2015 June 9, Alexander N. Orekhov et al., “Development of Antiatherosclerotic Drugs on the basis of Natural Products Using Cell Model Approach”, in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      Alternatively, unfavorable outcome with severe or even fatal consequences for the organism would be the development of fibrolipid plaque which would be prone to plaque rupture and thrombus formation [ 23 ].