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Gainsome

//ˈɡeɪnsʌm// adj

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.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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