advantageous, favorable, favourable
(adjective) giving an advantage; “a contract advantageous to our country”; “socially advantageous to entertain often”
advantageous
(adjective) appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
advantageous (comparative more advantageous, superlative most advantageous)
Being of advantage, beneficial.
Synonyms: behooveful, furthersome, gainful, profitable, useful
Source: Wiktionary
Ad`van*ta"geous, a. Etym: [F. avantageux, fr. avantage.]
Definition: Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation. Advabtageous comparison with any other country. Prescott. You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one goes. Chesterfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
