ill´-fa´vored|ness — ill fa|vored «IHL FAY vuhrd», adjective. 1. not pleasant to look at; ugly: »a poor virgin, Sir, an ill favored thing, sir, but mine own (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): uncomely. 2. unpleasant; offensive: »O, what a world of vile ill favour d faults ( … Useful english dictionary
hard´-fa´vored|ness — hard fa|vored «HAHRD FAY vuhrd», adjective. having a hard or unpleasing appearance or look. –hard´ fa´vored|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
vored — fa·vored; well fa·vored·ness; … English syllables
fa´vored|y — fa|vored «FAY vuhrd», adjective. 1. treated with favor: »Older brothers are forever of the opinion that the younger ones are favored. 2. having special advantages; talented. 3. adorned with or wearing a favor. ╂[< favor + ed1] –fa´vored|y,… … Useful english dictionary
fa|vored — «FAY vuhrd», adjective. 1. treated with favor: »Older brothers are forever of the opinion that the younger ones are favored. 2. having special advantages; talented. 3. adorned with or wearing a favor. ╂[< favor + ed1] –fa´vored|y, adverb. –f … Useful english dictionary
ill´-fa´vored|ly — ill fa|vored «IHL FAY vuhrd», adjective. 1. not pleasant to look at; ugly: »a poor virgin, Sir, an ill favored thing, sir, but mine own (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): uncomely. 2. unpleasant; offensive: »O, what a world of vile ill favour d faults ( … Useful english dictionary
ill-fa|vored — «IHL FAY vuhrd», adjective. 1. not pleasant to look at; ugly: »a poor virgin, Sir, an ill favored thing, sir, but mine own (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): uncomely. 2. unpleasant; offensive: »O, what a world of vile ill favour d faults ( … Useful english dictionary
hard-fa|vored — «HAHRD FAY vuhrd», adjective. having a hard or unpleasing appearance or look. –hard´ fa´vored|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
Ill-favored — Ill fa vored, Ill favoured Ill fa voured, a. Wanting beauty or attractiveness; unattractive; deformed; ugly; ill looking; usually used of a face; as, an ill favored countenance. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Ill favored and lean fleshed. Gen. xli … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English