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prosperous
/pɹˈɒspəɹəs/
/ˈpɹɑspɝəs/
prosperous
[ADJECTIVE]1
rich and financially successful
4
presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome
Examples
1. The once prosperous business owner became as poor as Job after a series of unfortunate events and bankruptcy.
2. Despite his once prosperous background, he fell on hard times and was now out at the elbows, struggling to make ends meet.
3. Kulaks basically were prosperous peasants.
4. The rare fish make the fisherman a very prosperous man.
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