Disadvantageous

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness wordnet

Synonyms

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adversebalefulbanefulcorrodingcorrosivecorrupting

Example

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"I think that Japan's marriage system is an unequal and discriminatory contract disadvantageous to men."

Etymology

From disadvantage + -ous.

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