disadvantageous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dis*ad`van*ta"geous adjective

Etymology

Cf. F. désavantageux.

Definitions

1. 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.