adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Marked by gain; gainful; profitable.

   "The cotton grower felt delight at the gainsome expansion of his cotton fields."

2. 2
   Well-formed; handsome; gainly.

Synonyms

All synonyms

gainful

Example

More examples

"The cotton grower felt delight at the gainsome expansion of his cotton fields."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From gain (“profit, advantage, foredeal, benefit”) + -some.

Etymology 2

From gain (“straight, direct, immediate, short”) + -some.

Related phrases

well formed

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