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unprospering

  • a word derived from prosper.
    prosper
    verb (used without object)
    to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.

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The simple fact that he no longer called on Frona was sufficient evidence of an unprospering suit.

From A Daughter of the Snows by Jack London

He lived according to the manner of unprospering spendthrifts; repented not, lamented not.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Thomas Carlyle

What, did our uncle abuse our house unprospering?

From The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. by Euripides