gainful

English

Alternative forms

gainfull (archaic)

Etymology 1

From gain (“against, contrary”) +‎ -ful.

Adjective

gainful (comparative more gainful, superlative most gainful)

Contrary.
Disposed to taking advantage of.
Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.

Etymology 2

From gain (“profit, foredeal”) +‎ -ful.

Adjective

gainful (comparative more gainful, superlative most gainful)

Providing gain; profitable.
How can we find gainful employment with dignity for the uneducated?

Derived terms

Translations

Providing gain; profitable

Bulgarian: изгоден (bg) (izgoden), доходен (bg) (dohoden)
Georgian: მომგებიანი (momgebiani), ხელსაყრელი (xelsaq̇reli), შემოსავლიანი (šemosavliani)

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