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gainful

[geyn-fuhl] Origin

gain·ful

[geyn-fuhl]
adjective
profitable; lucrative: gainful employment.

Origin:
1545–55; gain1 + -ful

gain·ful·ly, adverb
gain·ful·ness, noun
un·gain·ful, adjective
un·gain·ful·ly, adverb
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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gainful (ˈɡeɪnfʊl)
 
adj
profitable; lucrative: gainful employment
 
'gainfully
 
adv
 
'gainfulness
 
n

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gainful
1540s (implied in gainfully), from gain + -ful.
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