disadvantageously

Words with a similar base: disadvantageously

'disadvantageously'

[badly.r.08] as in: in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

Examples:
the venture turned out badly for the investors
angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them

Origins

					disadvantageously (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── disadvantageous (English)
    ├── -ous (English)
    └── disadvantage (English)
        └── disavauntage (Middle English (1100-1500))
            └── desavantage (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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