† ungainfullyadv.1
Obsolete.
With discomfort; severely.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adverb] > awkwardly
ungainfullyc1320
awkwardly1674
embarrassedly1799
difficultly1815
embarrassingly1817
c1320 Antichrist 564 (MS. Cott. Vesp. A iii) Ungainfulli þan sal þai quak, Þat alle þe erth it sal do scak.
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ungainfullyadv.2
Unprofitably.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > uselessly or unprofitably
wastelya1382
unnaita1400
unnaitlikea1400
ungainfully1593
ungainsomely1662
profitlessly1832
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 28v Wherefore you Pilgrims,..vngainefully you consume good houres.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Incommodement,..vngainefully, vnprofitably.
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adv.1c1320adv.21593- christcross
- christcrossrow
- christdom
- christdust
- christed
- christed with christ,
- christen
- christen a person from the fiend's power, etc
- christen a yack
- christen court
- christen from the fiend's power, etc
- christen name
- christenamoured
- christendie
- christendom
- christened
- christener
- christeners
- christenhead
- christenhood
- christening
- christening blanket
- christening book
- christening cake
- christening cup