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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of wealthy

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at wealth, -y¹

synonym study for wealthy

1. See rich.

OTHER WORDS FROM wealthy

wealth·i·ly, adverbwealth·i·ness, nouno·ver·wealth·y, adjectivequasi-wealthy, adjective

sub·wealth·y, adjectivesu·per·wealth·y, adjectiveun·wealth·y, adjective

Other definitions for wealthy (2 of 2)

Wealthy

[ wel-thee ]

/ ˈwɛl θi /

noun

a variety of red apple, grown in the U.S., ripening in early autumn.

Origin of Wealthy

Origin uncertain

How to use wealthy in a sentence

Covax asks wealthier countries to fund the development and manufacturing of the vaccine candidates.
Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? Ethicists are fiercely debating how to vaccinate billions of people.|Sigal Samuel|November 20, 2020|Vox
I have not imagined what it would be like to toil in the Dupont Circle mansion of a wealthy brewer.
The pandemic isn’t stopping D.C.’s annual history conference|John Kelly|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
He’s Peter Todbaum, a wildly charismatic, possibly mad, fantastically wealthy Hollywood producer.
Jonathan Lethem’s ‘The Arrest’ imagines a kinder, gentler apocalypse|Ron Charles|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
We are one of the few, if not the only, wealthy country in the world that ties health-care coverage to employment.
How to Succeed by Being Authentic (Hint: Carefully) (Ep. 438)|Stephen J. Dubner|November 5, 2020|Freakonomics

In other wealthy countries, the prevalence of physical pain reported by adults without a college degree increased by 4 percent between those born in 1950 and those born in 1990.
‘Deaths of despair’ are rising. It’s time to define despair|Bruce Bower|November 2, 2020|Science News

British Dictionary definitions for wealthy

wealthy

/ (ˈwɛlθɪ) /

adjective wealthier or wealthiest

possessing wealth; affluent; rich

of, characterized by, or relating to wealth

aboundingwealthy in friends

Derived forms of wealthy

wealthily, adverbwealthiness, noun

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