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gainly

gainly adverb: suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily.

Adverb

gainly (comparative gainlier or more gainly, superlative gainliest or most gainly)

  1. Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily.
  2. Thoroughly; completely; (with adjectives) very.

Adjective

gainly (comparative gainlier or more gainly, superlative gainliest or most gainly)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Proper; suitable; becoming.
  2. (archaic) Ready to help; kindly; gracious.
  3. Graceful; tactful.
  4. (humorous, attitude, or movement) Shapely; handsome.

gainly meaning in Urdu

gainly in Urdu

قبول صورت, سڈول, زیبا

Antonyms of gainly

Forms of gainly

Adverb
comparativegainlier
comparativemore gainly
superlativegainliest
superlativemost gainly
Adjective
comparativegainlier
comparativemore gainly
superlativegainliest
superlativemost gainly

Origin of gainly

From Middle English gaynly, geȝȝnlike, geynliche, equivalent to gain (“straight, direct, convenient, favourable, kindly”, adjective) + -ly (adverbial/adjectival suffix).

Words formed from gainly

Questions about gainly

What does gainly mean?
Gainly means suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily.
What is gainly in Urdu?
Gainly in Urdu is قبول صورت, سڈول, زیبا. See Gainly meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is gainly?
Gainly can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near gainly in the dictionary

  1. gainlier
  2. gainliest
  3. gainline
  4. gainlines
  5. gainliness
  6. gainly
  7. Gainor
  8. Gainors
  9. gainrising
  10. gains
  11. gains ground

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gainly (page history and authors); gainly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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