What does gainsome mean?
Gainsome means Marked by gain; gainful; profitable..
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/ˈɡeɪnsʌm/ · adjective
Marked by gain; gainful; profitable..
It not consisteth all of pleasant words, / More gainsome tricks are there still to be found; …
The cotton grower felt delight at the gainsome expansion of his cotton fields.
We have the feasible potential to be competitive in a gainsome way in many sectors.
Use gainsome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gainsome means Marked by gain; gainful; profitable..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It not consisteth all of pleasant words, / More gainsome tricks are there still to be found; …
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