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The term “unfavorable” is often employed in literature to denote conditions, judgments, or outcomes that carry a negative or disadvantageous connotation. It is used not only to critique the quality or nature of a work, as in a harsh appraisal of a Roman tragedy [1] or a portrait drawn to undermine character [2], but also to describe adversities in natural or social environments. Authors invoke it to highlight climatic or situational hindrances affecting outcomes, such as in breeding practices in Siberia [3] or the perils of adverse winds at sea [4]. In narrative and historical contexts, “unfavorable” underscores both the tactical disadvantages in battle [5] and the biased opinions that taint personal character assessments [6]. Whether referring to environmental conditions that stifle growth or to critical evaluations that color public perception, its usage succinctly conveys the idea of an intrinsic detriment within the depicted scenario [7][8].
  1. The Octavia, ascribed to one of the Senecas, still remains a very unfavorable specimen of Roman tragedy.
    — from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
  2. [ This unfavorable portrait of Sasimae is drawn by Gregory Nazianzen, (tom. ii. de Vita sua, p. 7, 8.)
    — from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
  3. The best horses in Siberia are generally from European Russia, the Siberian climate being unfavorable to careful breeding.
    — from Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
  4. The wind was very unfavorable to a craft that was unable to sail close to the wind.
    — from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
  5. A battle then follows, which is unfavorable to Ongenþeów's army.
    — from I. Beówulf: an Anglo-Saxon poem. II. The fight at Finnsburh: a fragment.
  6. However, the appearance of the new arrival greatly modified the unfavorable impression produced by his precipitant action.
    — from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc
  7. Most of the summer might be required for it if the weather was unfavorable.
    — from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States by George T. Flom
  8. In the early spring of 1817 the unfavorable symptoms increased, and the failure of her health was too visible to be neglected.
    — from The Letters of Jane Austen by Jane Austen

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