advantageous

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒ(i)əs/

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• (Indic) IPA^(key): /ʌdˈvɑːɳˌʈeːd͡ʒ(ɪ)jʌs/
• Rhymes: -eɪdʒəs
• Hyphenation: ad‧van‧ta‧geous

advantageous (comparative more advantageous, superlative most advantageous)

1. Being of advantage, beneficial.

   Synonyms: expedient, furthersome, gainful, profitable, useful

   • 1899 September – 1900 July, Joseph Conrad, chapter XXXII, in Lord Jim: A Tale, Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1900, →OCLC, page 324:

     Jim took up an advantageous position and shepherded them out in a bunch through the doorway: [...]