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View synonyms for ill-favored

ill-favored

[ il-fey-verd ]

adjective

  1. unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
  2. offensive; unpleasant; objectionable.


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Other Words From

  • ill-favored·ly adverb
  • ill-favored·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-favored1

First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences

The primary character is Marek, a uniquely homely and ill-favored young man.

And she saw the ill-favored one, whose sun-ravaged skin was healing in the citadel’s shade—though he was no more appealing for it.

“Someone half clever might dub you Pitch or Scuttle, ill-favored names. Or Slate, a sedentary name. Heaven forbid you end up Blackie, that’s an ill-fitting name for a prince like you.”

“His eyes don’t match neither. An ill-favored thing.”

Actually, so far as he could judge, the majority of people in Airstrip One were small, dark, and ill-favored.

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