DISSERVICEABLE

Etymology

Adjective

disserviceable (comparative more disserviceable, superlative most disserviceable)

Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*serv"ice*a*ble, a.

Definition: Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious; harmful; unserviceable. Shaftesbury.

– Dis*serv"ice*a*ble*ness, n. Norris.

– Dis*serv"ice*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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