unfavourable

adjective more unfavourable · most unfavourable · unfavorable

1. UK Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable. The shade of a dense pine wood, is more unfavorable to the springing up of pines of the same species than of oaks within it.

   Opposite: favourable

2. UK Not auspicious; ill-boding. Elizabeth was now most heartily sorry that she had, from the distress of the moment, been led to make Mr. Darcy acquainted with their fears for her sister; for since her marriage would so shortly give the proper termination to the elopement, they might hope to conceal its unfavourable beginning from

   Similar: inauspicious, unfortunate, down on one's luck, fortuneless, ill-boding, ill-fated, ill-starred, infelicitous, infortunate, hapless, luckless, misadventurous · Opposite: favourable, fortunate, charmed, fortuitous, freak, happy, lucky, providential, serendipitous, sonsy

3. UK Of a belief, state of mind, etc.: not favourable; disapproving. [Y]et the thing she most dreaded was to offend the gypsies, by betraying her extremely unfavourable opinion of them, [...]

   Similar: favourable

4. UK Of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles; not conducive to travel or work; inclement. The wind was right under the land, the tide unfavorable.