ill-favored

[ il-fey-verd ]

/ ˈɪlˈfeɪ vərd /

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adjective

unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.

offensive; unpleasant; objectionable.

Also especially British, ill-fa·voured .

Origin of ill-favored

First recorded in 1520–30

OTHER WORDS FROM ill-favored

ill-fa·vored·ly, adverbill-fa·vored·ness, noun

Words nearby ill-favored

illegitimate, illegitimize, ill-equipped, ill fame, ill-fated, ill-favored, ill-favoured, ill feeling, ill-fitted, ill-fitting, ill-formed

Example sentences from the Web for ill-favored

"Faust has had his lesson," thought Crane, as he took from a drawer the stable-boy's ill-favored note.
Thoroughbreds|W. A. Fraser
In one, the growing season is too short and ill-favored; in the other, too long to stimulate man to sustained industry.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple
In twenty-four hours I was hard at work writing up my then most ill-favored bailiwick.
Modern American Prose Selections|Various
Abandonment is an ill-favored finding, which cannot be presumed, but must be conclusively proven.
Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880|Various

The mountain state learns to exploit this one advantage of its ill-favored geographical location.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple