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favourably
adverb
-
favour
,
favouring
,
favours
,
favoured
in
a
positive
way
that
shows
approval
or
support
.
•
The
new
policy
was
received
favourably
by
most
employees
.
The
new
policy
was
received
favourably
by
most
employees
.
•
He
spoke
favourably
of
his
former
teacher
.
He
spoke
favourably
of
his
former
teacher
.
Formed
by
attaching
the
adverb
suffix
'-ly'
to
the
adjective
'favourable'
,
from
Old
French
'favorable'
,
from
Latin
'favorābilis'
(
'pleasing
,
earning
favor'
),
from
'favor'
(
'favor
,
goodwill'
)
+
'-abilis'
(
'capable
of'
).
favourable
adjective
-
favourable
,
favourabling
,
favourables
,
favourabled
showing
approval
or
support
,
or
giving
an
advantage
.
•
The
audience
gave
the
singer
a
favourable
reception
.
The
audience
gave
the
singer
a
favourable
reception
.
•
Favourable
weather
helped
the
farmers
harvest
the
crops
early
.
Favourable
weather
helped
the
farmers
harvest
the
crops
early
.
From
late
Middle
English
,
via
Old
French
favorable
,
from
Latin
favorābilis
,
from
favor
(“
favour
,
goodwill
”).
favourably
favourably
