2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: profitably adverb: in a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years" [syn: {productively}, {fruitfully}] [ant: {unproductively}, {unproductively}, {unproductively}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Profitable \Prof"it*a*ble\, adjective [F. profitable.] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to the emperor. --Arbuthnot. -- {Prof"it*a*ble*ness}, noun -- {Prof"it*a*bly}, adverb

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