wealthy

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:22:09

Wealth"y (?), a. [Compar. Wealthier (?); superl. Wealthiest.]

1.

Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich.

A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe. Shak.

Thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. Ps. lxvi. 12.

2.

Hence, ample; full; satisfactory; abundant.

[R.]

The wealthy witness of my pen. B. Jonson.

 

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