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“favorably” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

favorably
benevole: amice: prospere: fauste [SYN. in FAVORABLE]. To be favorably inclined toward anything, propensum, etc., esse ad aliquid; alicui rei studere; toward anybody, alicui favere; inclinatione voluntatis propendere in aliquem (stronger term; e.g., toward anybody or a party, on the part of a judge). To make anybody favorably inclined to anything, alicujus animum inclinare ad aliquid (e.g., ad pacem): I am favorably disposed for anything, or to do anything, animus inclinat, ut, etc.: not to be favorably inclined or disposed, ab aliqua re alienum esse.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for favorably?
The usual Latin words for “favorably” are benevolus, amīcus, prosperus; also faustus, prōpendeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.