disadvantageous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English disadvantage Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English disadvantageous From disadvantage + -ous.
Meanings
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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.
1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—II”, in Modern Railways, page 271:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more disadvantageous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most disadvantageous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
disadvantageously · disadvantageousness · undisadvantageous
Synonyms
Translations (23)
it svantaggioso (not advantageous) · sv ogynnsam (not advantageous) · de unvorteilhaft (not advantageous) · bg неблагоприятен (not advantageous) · bg неизгоден (not advantageous) · be нявыгадны (not advantageous) · eo malavantaĝa (not advantageous) · tr dezavantajlı (not advantageous) · de nachteilig (not advantageous) · ro dezavantajos (not advantageous) · fr désavantageux (not advantageous) · pt desvantajoso (not advantageous) · uk неви́гідний (not advantageous) · be невыгодны (not advantageous) · ru невы́годный (not advantageous) · da ufordelagtig (not advantageous) · cs nevýhodný (not advantageous) · hu hátrányos (not advantageous) · hu előnytelen (not advantageous) · ga míbhuntáisteach (not advantageous) · sv ofördelaktig (not advantageous) · es desventajoso (not advantageous) · ca desavantatjós (not advantageous)