An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
GAINFUL
gainful, paid, paying
(adjective) yielding a fair profit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
gainful (comparative more gainful, superlative most gainful)
Contrary.
Disposed to taking advantage of.
Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.
Etymology 2
Adjective
gainful (comparative more gainful, superlative most gainful)
Providing gain; profitable.
Source: Wiktionary
Gain"ful, a.
Definition: Profitable; advantageous; lucrative. "A gainful speculation." Macaulay.
– Gain"ful*ly, adv.
– Gain"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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