dis·ad·van·ta·geous

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• dis|ad´van|ta´geous|ly — dis|ad|van|ta|geous «dihs AD vuhn TAY juhs, DIHS ad », adjective. causing disadvantage; unfavorable. –dis|ad´van|ta´geous|ly, adverb. –dis|ad´van|ta´geous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|ad|van|ta|geous — «dihs AD vuhn TAY juhs, DIHS ad », adjective. causing disadvantage; unfavorable. –dis|ad´van|ta´geous|ly, adverb. –dis|ad´van|ta´geous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|ad´van|ta´geous|ness — dis|ad|van|ta|geous «dihs AD vuhn TAY juhs, DIHS ad », adjective. causing disadvantage; unfavorable. –dis|ad´van|ta´geous|ly, adverb. –dis|ad´van|ta´geous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• disadvantageous — dis•ad•van•ta•geous [[t]dɪsˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs, ˌdɪs æd [/t]] adj. unfavorable; detrimental • Etymology: 1595–1605 dis•ad van•ta′geous•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• disadvantageous — dis|ad|van|ta|geous [ˌdısædvənˈteıdʒəs, væn ] adj [+ to/for] formal unfavourable and likely to cause problems for you ≠ ↑advantageous >disadvantageously adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• disadvantageous — dis|ad|van|ta|geous [ ,dısædvən teıdʒəs ] adjective unlikely to produce a successful result or be effective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Disadvantageous — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disadvantageously — Disadvantageous 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disadvantageousness — Disadvantageous 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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