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Disadvantageously definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISADVANTAGEOUSLY, adv. In a manner not favorable to success, or to interest, profit or reputation; with loss or inconvenience.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" [syn: badly, disadvantageously] [ant: advantageously, well]

Merriam Webster's

adverb see disadvantageous

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disadvantageous Dis*ad`van*ta"geous, a. [Cf. F. d['e]savantageux.] 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.