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Meanings of disadvantageous in English

Portuguese
desfavorável
Catalan
desfavorable
Spanish
desfavorable

Constituting a disadvantage.

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desfavorável
Usage of disadvantageous in English
1
Whatever form Brexit takes it will be particularly disadvantageous for Northern Ireland.
The Irish Times
2
But Tamai said turning to other vendors would be disadvantageous for Xerox.
Reuters
3
Physical exercise modifies these disadvantageous phenomena while a sedentary lifestyle promotes them.
Pubmed
4
This so-called three-field system of agriculture was distinctly disadvantageous in many ways.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
5
There was nothing in her features or air to obviate disadvantageous prepossessions.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
6
The alliance between Chen and Yu put him in a disadvantageous position.
Death of a Red Heroine
7
The mystery is why he ever joined them on terms so disadvantageous.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
8
Whatever I desired to do appeared to be disadvantageous and even hurtful.
Escape, and Other Essays
9
No white man could have maintained sound dignity under circumstances so disadvantageous.
Travels in Alaska
10
Lee's position at Fredericksburg, strong as it might appear, was exceedingly disadvantageous.
Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War
11
The gyroscope stabilizer worked to perfection under the most disadvantageous conditions.
Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
12
We were on the disadvantageous side of the barrier, for such a purpose.
Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present
13
He told MPs the timeframe for dealing with anti-dumping complaints was very disadvantageous.
Radio NZ
14
If there be anything disadvantageous in this opinion, let them quarrel with Augustine.
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
15
By two comparisons so disadvantageous the passion must be entirely destroyed.
A Treatise of Human Nature
16
He did not perceive that his position was a disadvantageous one.
Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
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