† ˈevil-ˈfavoured, a. Obs.
[f. evil + favour + -ed2.]
Having a repulsive appearance or aspect, ill-looking; = ill-favoured.
| 1530 Palsgr. 217/2 Evylfavoured face, grimace. 1535 Coverdale Lev. xxi. 18 Blynde, lame, with an euell fauoured nose, with eny myssshappen membre. 1563 Homilies ii. Idolatry iii. (1859) 229 Evilfavoured and rude lumpes of clay. 1579 Tomson Calvin's Serm. Tim. 348/2 They seeke for nothing but plaisters to couer the foule euilfauoured matter. 1607–12 Bacon Ess., Custom (Arb.) 366 Macciauell well noteth (thoughe in an Evill favoured instance), there is [etc.]. 1775 in Ash; hence in mod. Dicts. |
Hence † ˌevilˈfavouredly adv., in an ill-favoured manner; defectively, imperfectly, improperly; maliciously. † ˌevilˈfavouredness, the quality of being ill-favoured, deformity, ugliness.
| a 1556 Cranmer Wks. I. 33 How evil-favouredly you and Smith agree among yourselves. 1568 Turner Herbal iii. 60 Selfe heale is called of some of the Germanes, evelfavoredly, Prunella. 1577 Harrison England Ded., The curious, and such as can rather euill fauouredlie espie than skilfullie correct an error. 1581 Marbeck Bk. of Notes 525 That Painter..had euill fauouredlie proportioned a painted Henne. 1624 Capt. Smith Virginia (1629) 38 Images..made evill favouredly according to their best workmanship. 1535 Coverdale Deut. xvii. 1 Thou shalt offre..no oxe or shepe that hath a blemish or eny euell fauourednesse on it. 1547 Homilies i. Contention i. (1859) 134 You shall see..the evilfavouredness and deformity of this most detestable vice. 1594 Mirr. Policy (1599) 164 Riches make a woman proud..Euilfauourednesse maketh her odious. 1775 in Ash; hence in mod. Dicts. |