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gainfully

gainfully adverb: in a gainful manner; profitably.

Adverb

gainfully (comparative more gainfully, superlative most gainfully)

  1. In a gainful manner; profitably.

Forms of gainfully

comparativemore gainfully
superlativemost gainfully

Origin of gainfully

From gainful + -ly.

Questions about gainfully

What does gainfully mean?
Gainfully means in a gainful manner; profitably.
What part of speech is gainfully?
Gainfully is an adverb.

Words near gainfully in the dictionary

  1. Gaineys
  2. Gainford
  3. gainful
  4. gainfull
  5. gainfuller
  6. gainfully
  7. gainfulness
  8. gaingiving
  9. gaingivings
  10. gaini
  11. gaining

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