"disserviceable" meaning in All languages combined

See disserviceable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more disserviceable [comparative], most disserviceable [superlative]
Etymology: From dis- + serviceable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|serviceable}} dis- + serviceable Head templates: {{en-adj}} disserviceable (comparative more disserviceable, superlative most disserviceable)
  1. Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious. Related terms: disserviceableness, disserviceably
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