rich
adjective
having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy.
richest
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superlativeof rich.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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In May, when Wall Street's major stock indexes were near historic highs, economists at the New York Federal Reserve warned they were seeing a "remarkable increase" in food insecurity in the world's richest country.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The richest 1% of households average more than 100 times the income of the bottom 20%.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Much of that spending was the result of Elon Musk, the world’s richest man.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
Alex, as the township is known, is a stone's throw away from Sandton, Africa's richest square mile, but the differences could not be starker.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Jordan College was the grandest and richest of all the colleges in Oxford.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
