disadvantageous

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌdɪˌsædˌvænˈteɪdʒəs/ UK /dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/
adj Freq #81449

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    constituting a disadvantage

    The new tax was disadvantageous to small traders.

  2. 2
    adj

    Not advantageous.

    Another disadvantageous feature of the Perth yard, again dictated by the considerations of the site, is that the six double-ended reception roads are alongside the sorting sidings and not laid end-to-end with them.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · not advantageous. expensive
Word family
Forms disadvantageously

Etymology

From disadvantage + -ous.

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