D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Advantageous

/ădˌ-vən-tāj'-əs/ · Ad·van·ta·geous · IPA /ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒ(i)əs/
01 a. Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a…
  1. 1.
    Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.
    Advabtageous comparison with any other country.” Prescott.
    “You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one goes.” — Chesterfield.