advantageable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

advantage +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

advantageable (comparative more advantageable, superlative most advantageable)

  1. Providing an advantage; helpful to the advancement of a cause.
    • 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
      Augment, or alter, as your wisdoms best
      Shall see advantageable for our dignity,
      Any thing in or out of our demands,
      And we'll consign thereto.