overfavourableoverfavorableadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈfeɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l/

Forms: see over- prefix and favourable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, favourable adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + favourable adj.

Excessively favourable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] > advantageous or favourable > excessively

overfavourable1877

c1456 R. Pecock Bk. Faith (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 112 That tho clerkis ben over favorable in mater longing to her favour and worschip, and ben not iugis indifferent.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 93 Seyng they are over faverabyl therin.

1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 4 The conditions of such a test are usually overfavorable to the process.

1966 Times 19 Mar. 12/1 It is generally thought that a state trust ought not to compete on overfavourable terms with privately run funds.

2002 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 15 June 12 There will be plenty of bettors hoping to cash in on the gamble on England by betting against them at what they regard as over-favorable odds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	overfavourable
释义	overfavourableoverfavorableadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfeɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l/ Forms: see over- prefix and favourable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, favourable adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + favourable adj. Excessively favourable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] > advantageous or favourable > excessively overfavourable1877 c1456 R. Pecock Bk. Faith (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 112 That tho clerkis ben over favorable in mater longing to her favour and worschip, and ben not iugis indifferent. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 93 Seyng they are over faverabyl therin. 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 4 The conditions of such a test are usually overfavorable to the process. 1966 Times 19 Mar. 12/1 It is generally thought that a state trust ought not to compete on overfavourable terms with privately run funds. 2002 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 15 June 12 There will be plenty of bettors hoping to cash in on the gamble on England by betting against them at what they regard as over-favorable odds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1456
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