advantageous
1. giving an advantage (Freq. 1) - a contract advantageous to our country - socially advantageous to entertain often • Ant: disadvantageous • Similar to: beneficial, good, plus, positive, discriminatory, preferential • See Also: expedient, opportune, profitable • Derivationally related forms: advantage, advantageousness 2. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness • Similar to: expedient
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