disadvantageously
- adverb
- /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒəsli/
:
desfavorablemente
- Mead (1961b 1937:212) thought that "the Manus... although most disadvantageously placed of all the tribes in that part of the archipelago, are nevertheless the richest and have the highest standard of living."
Examples
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Furthermore, as there are more direct means of improving reading and ciphering skills than through the study of the arts, such rationales place the arts in a disadvantageously competitive position.
Academic text (1999) -
The new policy was implemented disadvantageously, leading to a decline in employee morale.
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The company's decision to cut prices disadvantageously affected its profits and market reputation.
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He realized that his late arrival at the meeting put him disadvantageously compared to his colleagues.
Synonyms
285
1.0
In a way that makes people think less of someone
51
3.3
In a way that causes harm or makes something worse
24
4.9
In a way that causes harm
1
4.3
In a way that causes damage or hurts others
1
7.2
In a way that harms people or things
1
4.4
In a way that causes harm or bad results
1
9.0
In a way that causes harm or damage
1
8.2
In a way that harms someone or gives them less chance of success
A harmful way that hurts people, animals, or plants
In a way that people do not want or that causes problems
Antonyms
How Disadvantageous
Surface Forms
Morphology
disadvantageously = disadvantageous (transparent) = dis + advantage + ous + ly
The adverb is a regular and fully predictable formation from the adjective 'disadvantageous' with '-ly'.
Etymology
Disadvantageously comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' or 'the opposite of', the word advantage meaning 'help' or 'benefit', and the ending -ly which makes it an adverb. So, it means doing something 'in a way that is not helpful' or 'unfavorable', like an action that makes things worse for someone.