About The Word Disadvantageous
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Disadvantageous
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What's The Definition Of Disadvantageous?
[adj] constituting a disadvantage
Synonyms | Synonyms for Disadvantageous: harmful | minus | negative Related Terms | Find terms related to Disadvantageous: baleful | baneful | corroding | corrosive | corrupting | corruptive | counterproductive | damaging | deadly | deleterious | depreciative | depreciatory | detracting | detrimental | disparaging | disserviceable | distressing | harmful | hurtful | injurious | lethal | malefic | malevolent | malign | malignant | mischievous | noisome | noxious | ominous | pejorative | pernicious | poisonous | prejudicial | scatheful | slighting | toxic | unadvantageous | uncomplimentary | unfavorable | unprofitable | unrewarding | useless | venenate | veneniferous | venenous | venomous | vicious | virulent | worthless See Also | inexpedient | inopportune Disadvantageous In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*ad`van*ta"geous\, a. [Cf. F.
d['e]savantageux.]
Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or
prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to
{advantageous}; as, the situation of an army is
disadvantageous for attack or defense.
Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had
been placed, he gave clear indications of future
excellence. --Prescott.
-- {Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ly}, adv. --
{Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ness}, n.
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