Literary notes about Unfavorable (AI summary)
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].
- 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 - [ 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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