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Gainful

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Contrary.
  2. 2
    Providing gain; profitable.

    "How can we find gainful employment with dignity for the uneducated?"

  3. 3
    Disposed to taking advantage of.
  4. 4
    Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.
Adjective
  1. 1
    yielding a fair profit wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From gain (“against, contrary”) + -ful.

Etymology 2

From gain (“profit, foredeal”) + -ful.

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