Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gainful"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gainful \Gain"ful\, a.
Profitable; advantageous; lucrative. ``A gainful
speculation.'' --Macaulay. -- {Gain"ful*ly}, adv. --
{Gain"ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gainful
adj : yielding a fair profit [syn: {paid}, {paying}]
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