a. Obs. [f. EVIL + FAVOUR + -ED2.] Having a repulsive appearance or aspect, ill-looking; = ILL-FAVOURED.
1530. Palsgr., 217/2. Evylfavoured face, grimace.
1535. Coverdale, Lev. xxi. 18. Blynde, lame, with an euell fauoured nose, with eny myssshappen membre.
1563. Homilies, II. Idolatry, III. (1859), 229. Evilfavoured and rude lumpes of clay.
1579. Tomson, Calvin’s Serm. Tim., 348/2. Bicause they haue hidden running sores within them, they seeke for nothing but plaisters to couer the foule euilfauoured matter.
1607–12. Bacon, Ess., Custom (Arb.), 366. Macciauell well noteth (thoughe in an Evill favoured instance), there is [etc.].
1775. in Ash; hence in mod. Dicts.
Hence † Evilfavo(u)redly adv., in an ill-favored manner; defectively, imperfectly, improperly; maliciously. † Evilfavouredness, the quality of being ill-favored, deformity, ugliness.
a. 1556. Cranmer, Wks., I. 33. How evil-favouredly you and Smith agree among yourselves.
1568. Turner, Herbal, III. 60. Selfe heale is called of some of the Germanes, evelfavoredly, Prunella.
1577. Harrison, England, Ded. The curious, and such as can rather euill fauouredlie espie than skilfullie correct an error.
1581. Marbeck, Bk. of Notes, 525. That Painter … had euill fauouredlie proportioned a painted Henne.
1624. Capt. Smith, Virginia (1629), 38. Images … made evill favouredly according to their best workmanship.
1535. Coverdale, Deut. xvii. 1. Thou shalt offre … no oxe or shepe that hath a blemish or eny euell fauourednesse on it.
1547. Homilies, I. Contention, I. (1859), 134. You shall see … the evilfavouredness and deformity of this most detestable vice.
1594. Mirr. Policie (1599), X ij b. Riches make a vvoman proud, Beautie breedeth suspition, Euilfauourednesse maketh her odious.
1775. in Ash; hence in mod. Dicts.
