quaestuōsus adj.with comp.and sup.
quaestus, gainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive : scientia: mercatura: hoc multo est quaestuosius, quam, etc.: benignitas quaestuosior: quaestuosissima officina: edictum.—Of persons, full of gain, acquiring wealth : gens, Cu.— Fond of gain, eager for profit, acquisitive : homo.