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Webster 1913 Edition

Advantageous

Adˊvan-ta′geous

,
Adj.
[F.
avantageux
, fr.
avantage
.]
Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial;
as, an
advantageous
position; trade is
advantageous
to a nation.
Advabtageous
comparison with any other country.
Prescott.
You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and
advantageous
a harbinger it is, wherever one goes.
Chesterfield.

Webster 1828 Edition

Advantageous

ADVANTA'GEOUS

,
Adj.
Being of advantage; furnishing convenience, or opportunity to gain benefit; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position of the troops; trade is advantageous to a nation.

Definition 2024

advantageous

advantageous

English

Adjective

advantageous ‎(comparative more advantageous, superlative most advantageous)

  1. Being of advantage, beneficial
    • 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim Chapter 32
      Jim took up an advantageous position and shepherded them out in a bunch through the doorway.

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Etymology

advantage +‎ -ous or from Middle French avantageus (French avantageux). See advantage.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒəs

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