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wealthy

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wealth·y  (wlth)
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.

wealthi·ly adv.
wealthi·ness n.

wealthy
Adjective
[wealthier, wealthiest]
1. having a large amount of money and valuable material possessions
2. wealthy in having a great amount or number of: a continent exceptionally wealthy in minerals
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wealthywealthy - having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"
rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"

wealthy
adjective rich, prosperous, affluent, well-off, loaded (slang) comfortable, flush (informal) in the money (informal) opulent, well-heeled (informal) well-to-do, moneyed, quids in (slang) filthy rich, rolling in it (slang) on Easy Street (informal) stinking rich (slang) made of money (informal) << OPPOSITE poor
Translations

wealthy [ˈwɛlθɪ] adjrico
wealthy [ˈwɛlθɪ] wealth adjriche
wealthy [ˈwɛlθɪ] wealth adjwohlhabend, reich
wealthy [ˈwɛlθɪ] adjricco/a

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A DOG that had seen a Physician attending the burial of a wealthy patient, said: "When do you expect to dig it up?
After considerable experience in coming into contact with wealthy and noted men, I have observed that those who have accomplished the greatest results are those who "keep under the body"; are those who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient, and polite.
The justice of the peace died just as our second prosperous epoch began, and luckily for us, his successor had formerly been a notary in Grenoble who had lost most of his fortune by a bad speculation, though enough of it yet remained to cause him to be looked upon in the village as a wealthy man.
 
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