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with Anu Garggainly
PRONUNCIATION:
(GAYN-lee)
MEANING:
adjective:
Graceful; dexterous.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Old Norse gegn (straight, direct).
USAGE:
"Poor Bob Stanfield. His flub of a football pass during the 1974 election
campaign made Gerald Ford look gainly."Sports and Politicians Are Not Always A Good Mix; Toronto Star (Canada); Jun 12, 2007. See more usage examples of gainly in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Ready money is Aladdin's lamp. -Lord Byron, poet (1788-1824)
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