ungainingadj.
(un- prefix1 4.)
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding
unspeedya1300
speedless13..
improfitablea1325
unthriftyc1374
unnotefula1400
rewardless1481
thriveless1521
unbehovablea1557
thriftless1568
profitless1574
ungainful1599
unprofiteda1616
unthriving1617
ungaining1632
endlessa1640
gainless1640
improficuous1650
unrewarding1651
uncompensated1775
unrepaying1829
ungainsome1832
blind alley1902
dead end1928
1632 H. Reynolds Mythomystes 24 All vngaining Sciences, that conduce not to worldly profit.
1801 Monthly Mag. 12 579 The porcelain-makers of Paris..saunter in ungaining idleness.
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