gainly in English dictionary

  • gainly

    Meanings and definitions of "gainly"

    • Graceful; handsome.
    • adjective
      (Britain dialectal)
      Proper; suitable; becoming.
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Ready to help; kindly; gracious.
    • adjective
      (of conduct)
      Graceful; tactful;
    • adjective
      (of bodily form, attitude, or movement)
      Shapely; handsome.
    • adverb
      Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily.
    • adverb
      Thoroughly; completely; ( with adjectives) very.
    • adjective
      graceful and pleasing; "gainly conduct"; "a gainly youth with dark hair and eyes"

    Synonyms of "gainly" in English dictionary

    Another word for "gainly" in the English thesaurus is graceful.

    Grammar and declension of gainly

    • gainly ( comparative more gainly, superlative most gainly)
    • gainly (comparative gainlier or more gainly, superlative gainliest or most gainly)

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