prosperous

[pros-per-uhs]

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adjective

having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
well-to-do or well-off: a prosperous family.
favorable or propitious.

Origin of prosperous

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prosperus

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Synonyms for prosperous

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1. thriving. 2. wealthy, rich. 3. fortunate, lucky, auspicious.

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Related Words for prosperously

effectively, successfully, productively, strongly, well, profitably, gracefully, smoothly, easily, favorably, fortunately, happily, quickly, cosily, effortlessly, prosperously, practically, advantageously, beneficially, effectually

Examples from the Web for prosperously

Historical Examples of prosperously

Prosperously, but not noticeably otherwise; he thought, in black.
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for prosperously

prosperous

adjective

flourishing; prospering
rich; affluent; wealthy
favourable or promising

Derived Formsprosperously, adverbprosperousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for prosperously

prosperous

adj.

early 15c., "tending to bring success," from prosper + -ous, or else from obsolete Middle French prospereus (15c.), from prosperer. The sense of "flourishing" is first recorded late 15c.