wealthy
adjective
having great wealth; rich; affluent.
wealthier
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comparativeof wealthy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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On the other is a robust luxury market, where wealthier home shoppers swerve around high rates with jumbo down payments or all-cash purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
At a protest in central Paris last week, she told AFP there was a stark divide in resources between the 1,300 Eugene Henaff pupils and those in wealthier areas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
He then put the Dodgers up for sale, because he believed a family business would lack the resources of wealthier corporate ownerships, and the team might not remain competitive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
"They sell these individuals to military units and regional commands facing manpower shortages, or traffic substitute recruits on behalf of wealthier individuals seeking to buy their way out of service."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
It was mainly the wealthier Europeans who became land barons, plantation owners, and successful businessmen in the colonies.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
