gainsome

Etymology 1
From.

Adjective

 * 1) Marked by gain; gainful; profitable.
 * 2) * 2013 (original 1480), Sarah Annes Brown, Andrew Taylor, Ovid in English, 1480-1625. Part One: Metamorphoses:
 * It not consisteth all of pleasant words, / More gainsome tricks are there still to be found; [...]
 * 1) * 2013 (original 1480), Sarah Annes Brown, Andrew Taylor, Ovid in English, 1480-1625. Part One: Metamorphoses:
 * It not consisteth all of pleasant words, / More gainsome tricks are there still to be found; [...]

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1) Well-formed; handsome; gainly.