prosperous

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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prosperous (ˈprɒspərəs)

—*adj*
1.	flourishing; prospering
2.	rich; affluent; wealthy
3.	favourable or promising

'prosperously

—*adv*

'prosperousness

—n

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prosperous

mid-15c., "tending to bring success," from obsolete Fr. prospereus (15c.), from prosperer (see prosper). The sense of "flourishing" is first recorded late 15c.

Example sentences

It was not simply that his reign was long, peaceful and prosperous.

The crisis brought pain, but also healthy changes that cleared the decks for

more prosperous growth and innovation.

As a large nation with a rapidly growing economy, it can divert money from more

prosperous areas to aid one devastated region.

But the problem with his quiet, prosperous family life is that it's boring.

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