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gainfully

/ɡˈeɪnfəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
gain-ful-ly
IPA
/ɡˈeɪnfəli/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a gainful manner; profitably.

Etymology

Etymology tree English gainful Middle English -ly English -ly English gainfully From gainful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more gainfully (comparative) most gainfully (superlative)

Rhymes With

painfully

Questions

How do you pronounce gainfully?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈeɪnfəli/.
What does gainfully mean?
In a gainful manner; profitably.
Where does gainfully come from?
Etymology tree English gainful Middle English -ly English -ly English gainfully From gainful + -ly.

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