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sfavorevolmente

unfavourably

adverb sfah-voh-reh-vohl-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Sfavorevolmente is the adverb of sfavorevole ('unfavourable'). It is formal and mostly found in written or official Italian — for instance in judicial or administrative contexts: la domanda è stata valutata sfavorevolmente ('the application was assessed unfavourably'). In everyday speech Italians prefer in modo sfavorevole or simply negativamente.

Examples

"La proposta fu giudicata sfavorevolmente."

Natural Translation

The proposal was judged unfavourably.

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