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disadvantageously

/ˌdɪˌsædˌvænˈteɪdʒəsli/ adv

In a disadvantageous manner.

Word Origin Advantage comes from Old French avantage, from avant 'before' — so to have advantage is to be ahead. Disadvantageously means in a way that puts you behind. The root ante 'before' also appears in antebellum (before the war) and advance (move forward).

adv In a disadvantageous manner.

The contract was disadvantageously written for the smaller company.

(副词) 不利地

这份合同不利地偏向于较大的一方公司。

(adverbio) desventajosamente; de forma desfavorable; en condiciones desfavorables; de manera desventajosa [De manera desventajosa; de forma desfavorable.]

El contrato estaba redactado de manera desventajosa para la empresa más pequeña.

(adverbe) désavantageusement; défavorablement; de manière défavorable [De façon désavantageuse, d'une manière qui joue en la défaveur de quelqu'un.]

Le contrat était rédigé de manière désavantageuse pour la petite entreprise.

(Adverb) nachteilig; ungünstig [Auf eine Weise, die Nachteile mit sich bringt oder ungünstig ist.]

Der Vertrag war **disadvantageously** für das kleinere Unternehmen formuliert.

(副詞) 不利に、不都合なやり方で。

その契約は小さい会社にとって不利に書かれていた。

(advérbio) desvantajosamente; de modo desvantajoso [De maneira desvantajosa.]

O contrato foi redigido de forma desvantajosa para a empresa menor.

Synonyms: detrimentally harmfully adversely unfavorably injuriously Antonyms: advantageously beneficially favorably profitably

Related words

disadvantage advantage advantageous vantage advanced advancement

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