Meaning of DISADVANTAGEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | dis`advun'teyjus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] constituting a disadvantage |
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| | Synonyms: | | harmful, minus, negative |
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| | Antonyms: | | advantageous | | |
| | See Also: | | inexpedient, inopportune | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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