gainly
/ˈɡeɪnli
/adjective archaic
Graceful and well-proportioned: this is not a commodious alley, or a gainly street, but it has class
Origin
Middle English (in the sense 'suitable, fitting'): from obsolete gain 'straight', from Old Norse gegn.
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