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Definition: IMPROFITABLE

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Unprofitable.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb improfitably.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(improfitably)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective improfitable.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Improfitable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Improfitable \Im*prof"it*a*ble\, adjective. [Prefix im- not profitable: compare to the French expression improfitable.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: IMPROFITABLE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Unprofitable. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: IMPROFITABLE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Unprofitable.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb improfitably.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(improfitably)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective improfitable.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "IMPROFITABLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Improfitable \Im*prof"it*a*ble\, adjective. [Prefix im- not profitable: compare to the French expression improfitable.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: IMPROFITABLE

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Unprofitable. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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