FAVORABLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does favorably mean? 

• FAVORABLY (adverb)
  The adverb FAVORABLY has 1 sense:

1. showing approval

  Familiarity information: FAVORABLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAVORABLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing approval

Synonyms:

favorably; favourably

Context example:

he reviewed the play favorably

Antonym:

unfavorably (showing disapproval; in a disparaging way)

Pertainym:

favorable (encouraging or approving or pleasing)

 Context examples 

Favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile.

(Friendly, NCI Thesaurus)

This chimeric monoclonal antibody binds to the CD23 receptor, by which IDEC-152 may favorably influence asthma through its selective regulation of IgE production and its inhibition of other inflammatory pathways.

(Gomiliximab, NCI Thesaurus)

Interferon suppression is intended to favorably modulate functions of the immune system.

(Interferon Suppression, NCI Thesaurus)

Some publisher's reader may be mad enough or drunk enough to report favorably on it.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Cytokine suppression is intended to favorably modulate functions of the immune system.

(Cytokine Suppression, NCI Thesaurus)

Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.

(Health Education, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Anyone who works with you in a one-on-one way would be covered by your partnership sector, and this full moon will favorably highlight this person.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Science that examines inherited variations in genes that dictate drug response and explores the ways such variations can be used to predict whether a person will respond favorably, adversely, or not at all to an investigational product.

(Pharmacogenomics, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The one critic in the United States had pronounced favorably on the poem, while his own contention that good stuff could find its way into the magazines had proved correct.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

When you ask for money—and there will be days in March that you will be favorably disposed to do so—you will need to stick to the facts of the job at hand and save your best, most visionary ideas to show next year.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)