What does "disserviceable" mean?

Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious.

What is a synonym for "disserviceable"?

Common synonyms include: baleful, baneful, corrosive, corrupting, counterproductive, damaging.

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Adjective

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Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious.
"[…]if there be any one supernumerary, or weak, or any-wise disserviceable[…]"

"[…]if there be any one supernumerary, or weak, or any-wise disserviceable[…]"

From dis- + serviceable.

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