- 1. a. 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. Source: opted
- 2. adj. involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. Source: webster
- 4. Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success orprosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous;as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack ordefense.Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had been placed, hegave clear indications of future excellence. Prescott.-- Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ly, adv.-- Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ness, n. Source: adambom
- 5. j:100 a. constituting a disadvantage Source: ecdict
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