prosperous.
Characterized by success.
Meaning & usage
Characterized by success.
Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.
Well off; affluent.
He was raised in a very prosperous household.
Favorable.
He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French prospereus, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“to cause to succeed”), from Old Latin pro spere (“according to expectation”), from pro (“for”) + spes (“hope”).
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