advantageous

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective giving an advantage
adjective appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

From advantage + -ous or from Middle French avantageus (French avantageux). See advantage.

That object is an advantageous peace. — On War, Carl von Clausewitz
Land was offered there on exceptionally advantageous terms. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy
“Advantageous result!” repeated Ben, demurely, pretending not to understand. — Paul Prescott's Charge, Horatio, Jr. Alger

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