favouringfavoringadj.

/ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪŋ/

Etymology: < favour v. + -ing suffix².

That favours, in senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [adjective]

goodeOE

agreeable1448

approbatory1548

better1566

favouring1586

approbative1611

applausive1628

pro1650

pleasing1652

favourable1655

approving1702

enthusiastic1777

all for1864

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. G1^v Your entierly fauoring, & careful louing friendes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. ix. 23 Thy fauouring [printed sauouring] hand.

1633 T. James Strange Voy. 6 With the first fauouring winde, we proceeded.

1772 W. Jones Poems 164 As fav'ring lots ordain.

1807 G. Crabbe Library (rev. ed.) in Poems 141 Here, the Poet meets his favouring Muse.

1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone vii. 125 To Bolton's sacred Pile, On favouring nights, she loved to go.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 14 As fast as..favoring circumstances enable him to do so.

Derivatives

ˈfavouringly adv. in a favouring manner.

ΚΠ

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned II. vi. 67 The ancient servant, on whom four years had passed lightly and favouringly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	favouring
释义	favouringfavoringadj. /ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪŋ/ Etymology: < favour v. + -ing suffix². That favours, in senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [adjective] goodeOE agreeable1448 approbatory1548 better1566 favouring1586 approbative1611 applausive1628 pro1650 pleasing1652 favourable1655 approving1702 enthusiastic1777 all for1864 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. G1^v Your entierly fauoring, & careful louing friendes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. ix. 23 Thy fauouring [printed sauouring] hand. View more context for this quotation 1633 T. James Strange Voy. 6 With the first fauouring winde, we proceeded. 1772 W. Jones Poems 164 As fav'ring lots ordain. 1807 G. Crabbe Library (rev. ed.) in Poems 141 Here, the Poet meets his favouring Muse. 1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone vii. 125 To Bolton's sacred Pile, On favouring nights, she loved to go. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 14 As fast as..favoring circumstances enable him to do so. Derivatives ˈfavouringly adv. in a favouring manner. ΚΠ 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned II. vi. 67 The ancient servant, on whom four years had passed lightly and favouringly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1586
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