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gainsome en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡeɪnsʌm/

Etymology

From gain (“profit, advantage, foredeal, benefit”) + -some.

Meanings

1. Marked by gain; gainful; profitable.
   • We have the feasible potential to be competitive in a gainsome way in many sectors. 2008, Raj Kumar, International Economics:
   • The cotton grower felt delight at the gainsome expansion of his cotton fields. 1843, Julius Rubens Ames, Benjamin Lundy, The Legion of Liberty!:
   • It not consisteth all of pleasant words, / More gainsome tricks are there still to be found; … 2013 (original 1480), Sarah Annes Brown, Andrew Taylor, Ovid in English, 1480-1625. Part One: Metamorphoses

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Deriveds

ungainsome

gainsome en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡeɪnsʌm/

Etymology

From gain (“straight, direct, immediate, short”) + -some.

Meanings

1. Well-formed; handsome; gainly.

Forms