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   prosperous

   /ˈprɒsp(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. successful in material terms; flourishing financially: "prosperous middle-class professionals"
   • ▪ bringing wealth and success: "we wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French prospereus, from Latin prosperus ‘doing well’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prosperously adverb
   • 2. prosperousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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