† disprofitableadj.
Obsolete.
Unprofitable; detrimental.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective]
unbeheveeOE
unprofitablec1350
thriftlessc1400
undisposingc1400
disprofitable1548
disadvantageous1550
incommodious1579
disadvantageable1587
unadvantageable1603
lossful1611
naught1620
disvantageous1622
disserviceable1645
incommodous1677
unserviceable1698
zero-sum1965
downside1983
the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > disadvantageousness > [adjective]
discommodious1540
disprofitable1548
disadvantageous1550
disadvantageable1587
inexpedient1608
disvantageous1622
unbeneficial1626
inconvenient1651
unserviceable1698
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxixv He had..discharged twelue articles, whiche wer moste greuous & disprofitable to the Frenche kyng.
1572 R. Harrison in tr. L. Lavater Of Ghostes To Rdr. Profitable therefore it is..vnto many, and disprofitable vnto none.
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adj.1548