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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.