Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
constituting a disadvantage;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disadvantageous
adj 1: constituting a disadvantage [ant: advantageous]