Dĭs-ăd'van-tā'ġeoŭs, a.

a. [Prefix dis and advantageous, q. v.; Fr. désavantageux.] Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense.

Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had been placed, he gave clear indications of future excellence. Prescott.