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adjective

(in combination) having an appearance (as specified)ill-favoured

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Words nearby -favoured

favoritism, favosite, favour, favourable, favourable pressure gradient, -favoured, favourite, favouritism, favours, Favrile Glass, favus

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How to use -favoured in a sentence

Separated from Frederick for 13 years, George II clearly favoured his second son, William, Duke of Cumberland.
How To Be a King, Circa 1749|Tom Sykes|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
“Lecompton” constitution of Kansas was a pro-slavery document which Buchanan favoured.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Mrs. Charmington, in a long tête-à-tête with which she had favoured him, had called him "her hero."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

Society likes their genial companionship, and they are favourites with, and favoured alike by young and old.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
It was at one time a favoured and flourishing agricultural colony, but from various causes sank into neglect.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick