Prof"it*a*ble (?), a. [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, n. --
Prof"it*a*bly, adv.