adv
Meaning 1
In a disadvantageous manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disadvantageously
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adverb
Meaning 2
in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the venture turned out badly for the investors
- angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: badly
Antonyms: advantageously
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English disadvantageous Middle English -ly English -ly English disadvantageously From disadvantageous + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: desavantatjosament — in a disadvantageous manner
- Esperanto: malavantaĝe — in a disadvantageous manner
- Finnish: epäedullisesti — in a disadvantageous manner
- Hungarian: hátrányosan — in a disadvantageous manner
- Russian: невы́годно (nevýgodno) — in a disadvantageous manner
- Spanish: desaventajadamente — in a disadvantageous manner