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ill-favoured Am, ill-favored [ˌɪlˈfeɪvəd, Am -vɚd] ADJ Brit

I . favour [ˈfeɪvəɐ, Am -vɚ] Brit, Aus N

4. favour Am (small gift):

II . favour [ˈfeɪvəɐ, Am -vɚ] Brit, Aus VB trans

2. favour (give advantage to):

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Being robust may even be a favoured at the expense of total fitness as an evolutionarily stable strategy (also called survival of the flattest).
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The consensus was that no particular style is favoured and that individuality is to be encouraged.
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Mixed seed and black oil sunflower seed is favoured by many seed-eating species.
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Spectators often bet on the outcome and proffer advice to their favoured competitor in the course of a match or score.
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As a lead player he has favoured long, melodic tones, bending the notes into plaintive, almost vocal lines.
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They however appear to show high fidelity to favoured sites.
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The international situation, however, favoured a bold attitude, and she met the representations of the powers with a flat defiance.
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His favoured grip is "migi-yotsu", with his left hand placed outside and right hand inside his opponent's arms.
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He favoured his friends and gave out well-paid posts if he could get anything in return for them.
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While headgear was not rationed, snoods were favoured, along with turbans and headscarves, in order to show one's commitment to the war effort.
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