GAINFULLY

gainfully

(adverb) in a gainful way; “are you gainfully employed now?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

gainfully (comparative more gainfully, superlative most gainfully)

In a gainful manner; profitably.

Source: Wiktionary


GAINFUL

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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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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