Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GAIN'ED, pp.

Obtained as profit or advantage; won; drawn over to a party; reached.

GAIN'ER, n.

One that gains or obtains profit, interest or advantage.

GAIN'FUL, a.

1. Producing profit or advantage; profitable; advantageous; advancing interest or happiness.
2. Lucrative; productive of money; adding to the wealth or estate.

GAIN'FUL-LY, adv.

With increase of wealth; profitably; advantageously.

GAIN'FUL-NESS, n.

Profit; advantage.

GAIN'GIV-ING, n. [from the root of again, against, and give. See Gainsay.]

A misgiving; a giving against or away. [Not used.] – Shak.

GAIN'ING, ppr.

Obtaining by industry or superiority; winning; reaching.

GAIN'INGS, n.

What a person obtains by industry, or success in business.

GAIN'LESS, a.

Not producing gain; unprofitable; not bringing advantage. – Hammond.

GAIN'LESS-NESS, n.

Unprofitableness; want of advantage. – Decay of Piety.

GAIN'LY, adv.

Handily; readily; dextrously. [Obs.]

GAIN-SAY', v.t. [Sax. gean, or ongean, and say; Eng. against; Sw. igen; Dan. gien, igien. See Again, Against.]

To contradict; to oppose in words; to deny or declare not to be true what another says; to controvert; to dispute; applied to persons, or to propositions, declarations, or facts. I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. – Luke xxi.

GAIN-SAY'ED, pp.

Contradicted; denied.

GAIN-SAY'ER, n.

One who contradicts or denies what is alledged; an opposer. – Tit. i.

GAIN-SAY'ING, ppr.

Contradicting; denying; opposing.

GAINST, prep. ['GAINST. See AGAINST.]

GAIN'STAND, v.t. [Sax. gean, against, and stand.]

To withstand; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] – Sidney.

GAIN'STRIVE, v.i. [Sax. gean, and strive.]

To make resistance. [Obs.] – Spenser.

GAIN'STRIVE, v.t.

To withstand. [Obs.]

GAIR'ISH, a. [Qu. from the root of gear, Sax. gearwian, to prepare or dress; or Scot. gair, a stripe, whence gaired, gairie, striped, streaked. In Gr. γαυρος is proud, boasting.]

1. Gaudy; showy; fine; affectedly fine; tawdry. Monstrous hats and gairish colors. – Ascham.
2. Extravagantly gay; flighty. Fame and glory transport a man out of himself; it makes the mind loose and gairish. – South.

GAIR'ISH-LY, adv.

In a gaudy, showy manner.

GAIR'ISH-NESS, n.

1. Gaudiness; finery; affected or ostentatious show.
2. Flighty or extravagant joy, or ostentation. Taylor.

GAIT, n. [This word is probably connected with go or gad.]

1. A going; a walk; a march; a way. – Shak. Spenser.
2. Manner of walking or stepping. Every man has his peculiar gait.

GAIT'ED, a.

In compounds, having a particular gait.

GAIT'ER, n.

A covering of cloth for the leg.