disadvantageous

Example Sentences

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As a result, disadvantageous decision making can persist over time.

From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025

The Nile Valley’s hot, dry climate is advantageous for growing wonderfully flavorful tomatoes but disadvantageous for harvesting them, given their extreme perishability once picked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

But Lourenço has expressed regret over the deal, telling the New York Times that it was "disadvantageous" to Angola.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

Know that these are among the most disadvantageous places to put college savings because they weigh more in the need formula.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024

For the plant the change is highly disadvantageous, but it facilitates harvest by humans—the grain waits on the stem to be collected.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann