† disˈfavourable, a. Obs.
[f. dis- 10 + favourable, after disfavour. Cf. It. disfavorevole.]
Unfavourable; adverse.
| 1561 Stow Rich. II an. 1377 (R.) And manie other valient personages, who being entred the sea tasted fortune disfauourable. |
Hence † disˈfavourably adv., Obs., with disfavour; unfavourably, adversely.
| 1654 W. Mountague Devout Ess. ii. iv. §4 (R.) These occurences, which look so aversely to our reasons, and so disfavourably to our nature. 1806 J. Pytches in Monthly Mag. XXI. 386 Should it be disfavourably received, I shall support my disappointment with becoming resignation. |