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gainful

English

Alternative forms

  • gainfull (archaic)

Etymology 1

From gain (“against, contrary”) +? -ful.

Adjective

gainful (comparative more gainful, superlative most gainful)

  1. Contrary.
  2. Disposed to taking advantage of.
  3. Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.

Etymology 2

From gain (“profit, foredeal”) +? -ful.

Adjective

gainful (comparative more gainful, superlative most gainful)

  1. Providing gain; profitable.
    How can we find gainful employment with dignity for the uneducated?

Translations

Derived terms
  • gainfully
  • gainfulness

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worthwhile

English

Alternative forms

  • worth while
  • worthwile (archaic)

Etymology

worth +? while

Pronunciation

  • (UK, in accents with the wine-whine merger) IPA(key): /w??(?)??wa?l/
  • (UK, in accents without the merger) IPA(key): /w??(?)???a?l/

Adjective

worthwhile (comparative more worthwhile, superlative most worthwhile)

  1. Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.

Synonyms

  • worth it

Related terms

  • worth one’s while

Translations

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