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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNFA'VORABLE, a.
1. Not favorable; not propitious; not disposed or adapted to countenance or support. We found the minister's opinion unfavorable to our project. The committee made a report unfavorable to the petitioner.
2. Not propitious; not adapted to promote any object; as weather unfavorable for harvest.
3. Not kind; not obliging.
4. Discouraging; as unfavorable prospects.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression" [syn: unfavorable, unfavourable] [ant: favorable, favourable]
2: (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds" [syn: unfavorable, unfavourable] [ant: favorable, favourable]
3: not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews" [syn: unfavorable, unfavourable]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1548 1. a. opposed, contrary b. expressing disapproval ; negative <unfavorable reviews> 2. not propitious ; disadvantageous <an unfavorable business climate> 3. not pleasing <an unfavorable feature of the plan> • unfavorableness noun • unfavorably adverb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unfavorable Un*fa"vor*a*ble, a. Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging. -- Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*fa"vor*a*bly, adv.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Adverse, contrary, malign, unpropitious, inauspicious, discouraging, inimical.

Moby Thesaurus

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