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Definition of "gainly" [gain•ly]

  • Graceful; handsome. (adjective)

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Use "gainly" in a sentence
  • "Her hair was kempt, her clothing shevelled, and she moved in a gainly way."
  • "His eyes opened wide behind his spectacles and, shoving aside a pair of young men pawing each other, broke into an un - gainly run."
  • "When she moved them, they flipped out of her less than gainly little grasp."