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wealthy
1[wel-thee]
adjective
having great wealth; rich; affluent.
a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
Antonyms: poorcharacterized by, pertaining to, or suggestive of wealth.
a wealthy appearance.
rich in character, quality, or amount; abundant or ample.
a novel that is wealthy in its psychological insights.
Synonyms: copiousAntonyms: scanty
Wealthy
2[wel-thee]
noun
a variety of red apple, grown in the U.S., ripening in early autumn.
wealthy
/ ˈwɛlθɪ /
adjective
possessing wealth; affluent; rich
of, characterized by, or relating to wealth
abounding
wealthy in friends
Other Word Forms
- wealthiness noun
- wealthily adverb
- overwealthy adjective
- quasi-wealthy adjective
- subwealthy adjective
- superwealthy adjective
- unwealthy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wealthy2
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Example Sentences
Iqra, a 13-year-old child worker, died in February from blows by her wealthy employers in Rawalpindi, Islamabad's twin city, because chocolate had disappeared from their kitchen.
It warns against a wealth tax - which it said would face "huge practical challenges", potentially penalising savings and encouraging wealthier people to leave the country.
“Thus, in a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people.”
They have enjoyed loads of regular-season success, the argument goes, but their inability to support a budget to rival their wealthier counterparts prevents them from ascending to the mountaintop.
Many private-markets firms have already generated interest in their products among wealthy individual investors who work with financial advisers.
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