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adjective
characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
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dis·ad·van·ta·geous·ly, adverb
dis·ad·van·ta·geous·ness, noun
qua·si-dis·ad·van·ta·geous, adjective
qua·si-dis·ad·van·ta·geous·ly, adverb
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Disadvantageous
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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