gainful

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

Origin of gainful

1
First recorded in 1545–55; gain1 + -ful

Other words from gainful

  • gain·ful·ly, adverb
  • gain·ful·ness, noun
  • un·gain·ful, adjective
  • un·gain·ful·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for gainful

gainful

/ (ˈɡeɪnfʊl) /


adjective
  1. profitable; lucrative: gainful employment

Derived forms of gainful

  • gainfully, adverb
  • gainfulness, noun

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