Associations to the word «Gainful»

Wiktionary

GAINFUL, adjective. Contrary.
GAINFUL, adjective. Disposed to taking advantage of.
GAINFUL, adjective. Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.
GAINFUL, adjective. Providing gain; profitable.

Dictionary definition

GAINFUL, adjective. Yielding a fair profit.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats