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ungainsome

ungainsome adjective: unprofitable.

Adjective

ungainsome (comparative more ungainsome, superlative most ungainsome)

  1. Unprofitable.

Forms of ungainsome

comparativemore ungainsome
superlativemost ungainsome

Origin of ungainsome

From un- + gainsome.

Questions about ungainsome

What does ungainsome mean?
Ungainsome means unprofitable.
What part of speech is ungainsome?
Ungainsome is an adjective.

Words near ungainsome in the dictionary

  1. ungainness
  2. ungainsaid
  3. ungainsayable
  4. ungainsayably
  5. ungainsaying
  6. ungainsome
  7. ungaite
  8. ungaitered
  9. ungaliophiine
  10. ungaliophiines
  11. ungallant

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