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unfavorable

adjective (NOT HELPFUL)
 
 /ʌnˈfeɪ·vər·ə·bəl/

Definition

not tending to help; not likely to lead to a positive result: Unfavorable weather conditions this morning caused a postponement of the launch of the space shuttle.
(Definition of unfavorable adjective (NOT HELPFUL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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