gainful
adjective
profitable; lucrative.
gainfully
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a word derived from
gainful.
Example Sentences
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They inherited $10 million from their grandparents, go skydiving on weekends, are gainfully employed, and do not need the money right now.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
A variety of factors contribute to career stagnation, even among professionals who are gainfully employed or switch jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
At the center of this story is a gainfully employed layabout, an unnamed, possibly mythical “friend of a friend.”
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
He pointed out that Minguela didn’t have a criminal record and was gainfully employed, the primary breadwinner for his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025
Such girls live in quiet black neighborhoods where everybody is gainfully employed.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
