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wealthiest

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wealth⋅y

  [wel-thee]
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–adjective, wealth⋅i⋅er, wealth⋅i⋅est.
1. having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
2. characterized by, pertaining to, or suggestive of wealth: a wealthy appearance.
3. rich in character, quality, or amount; abundant or ample: a novel that is wealthy in its psychological insights.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see wealth, -y 1

Related forms:
wealth⋅i⋅ly, adverb
wealth⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. prosperous, well-to-do, moneyed. See rich. 3. copious.

Antonyms:
1. poor. 3. scanty.
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wealth·y   (wěl'thē)   
adj.   wealth·i·er, wealth·i·est

  1. Having wealth; rich. See Synonyms at rich.

  2. Marked by abundance: a wealthy land.

  3. Well supplied: wealthy in compassion.

n.  (used with a pl. verb) Rich people considered as a group. Often used with the.
wealth'i·ly adv., wealth'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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