† evil-favouredadj.
Obsolete.
Having a repulsive appearance or aspect, ill-looking; = ill-favoured adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective]
foulOE
uglyc1386
malgraciousa1393
unsightlya1400
loathc1400
ouglec1415
shrewdc1430
unsightyc1440
unwholesome?a1500
evil-favoured1530
ill-favoured1530
uglisome1530
huggeda1533
hard-favoureda1535
evil-liking1535
ill-favorited1579
stigmatical1589
stigmatic1597
sightlessa1616
hard-featured1638
grislya1681
bad-looking1757
unmackly1765
unfavourable1776
dissightly1777
eyesore1798
wavelled1886
spiderly1891
Plain Jane1912
hackit1985
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 217/2 Evylfavoured face, grimace.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lev. xxi. 18 Blynde, lame, with an euell fauoured nose, with eny myssshappen membre.
1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Idolatry iii, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 229 Evilfavoured and rude lumpes of clay.
1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 348/2 They seeke for nothing but plaisters to couer the foule euilfauoured matter.
1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 157 Macciauel wel noteth (though in an evil favoured instance), there is [etc.].
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. ; hence in mod. Dicts.
Derivatives
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adverb]
uglilya1300
foulc1390
uglyc1420
ill-favouredly1545
evilfavouredly1551
ill-favourably1576
stigmatically1622
unmacklyc1650
unsightly1726
1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 32 How euell fauouredly you and Smyth do agree among your selfes.
1568 W. Turner Herbal iii. 60 Selfe heale is called of some of the Germanes, evelfavoredly, Prunella.
1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. Ded. The curious, and such as can rather euill fauouredlie espie than skilfullie correct an error.
1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 525 That Painter..had euill fauouredlie proportioned a painted Henne.
1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia (1629) 38 Images..made evill favouredly according to their best workmanship.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun]
uglinessc1340
foulnessa1398
dishonestyc1400
deformityc1450
laidure1483
ugsomeness1483
evilfavouredness1535
ill-favouredness1565
hard-favouredness1585
deformedness1588
disgrace1596
unsightliness1611
disfavour1706
hard-featuredness1839
eye-soreness1883
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. xvii. 1 Thou shalt offre..no oxe or shepe that hath a blemish or eny euell fauourednesse on it.
1547 Certain Serm. or Homilies Contention i, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) i. 134 You shall see..the evilfavouredness and deformity of this most detestable vice.
1594 Mirrour Policie (1599) 164 Riches make a woman proud..Euilfauourednesse maketh her odious.
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. ; hence in mod. Dicts.
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