Disserviceable

Disserviceable
Disserviceable Dis*serv"ice*a*ble, a. 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. [1913 Webster]

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