ill-favoured

ill-fa·vored

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [il-fey-verd]
- /ɪl -vɚ/
- /ɪl ˈfeɪ.vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [il-fey-verd]
- /ɪl -vɚ/

Definitions of ill-favoured word

adjective ill-favoured unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly. 1
adjective ill-favoured offensive; unpleasant; objectionable. 1
adjective ill-favoured unattractive or repulsive in appearance; ugly 0
adjective ill-favoured offensive, disagreeable, or objectionable 0
adjective ill-favoured Alternative form of ill-favored. 0

See all 5 definitions of ill-favoured

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Origin of ill-favoured

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

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Parts of speech for Ill-favoured

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ill-favoured

ill-favoured popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.