Wealthy

  • 11wealthy — [[t]we̱lθi[/t]] wealthier, wealthiest ADJ GRADED Someone who is wealthy has a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions. ...a wealthy international businessman. Syn: the rich N PLURAL: the N The wealthy are people who are wealthy …

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  • 12wealthy — wealthily, adv. wealthiness, n. /wel thee/, adj., wealthier, wealthiest. 1. having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation. 2. characterized by, pertaining to, or suggestive of wealth: a wealthy appearance. 3. rich in… …

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  • 13wealthy — wealth|y [ˈwelθi] adj comparative wealthier superlative wealthiest 1.) having a lot of money, possessions etc = ↑rich very/extremely/immensely/fabulously etc wealthy ▪ He left as a poor, working class boy and returned as an extremely wealthy man …

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  • 14wealthy — wealth|y [ welθi ] adjective ** a wealthy person, organization, or country is one that has a large amount of money, land, and other valuable things: RICH: Many wealthy businessmen contribute to political parties. Only the very wealthy (=wealthy… …

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  • 15wealthy — adjective our wealthy neighbors have an indoor swimming pool Syn: rich, affluent, moneyed, well off, well to do, prosperous, comfortable, propertied; of substance; informal well heeled, rolling in it, in the money, made of money, filthy rich,… …

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  • 16wealthy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ become, grow ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 17wealthy — /ˈwɛlθi/ (say welthee) adjective (wealthier, wealthiest) 1. possessed of wealth; rich: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation. 2. characterised by, relating to, or suggestive of wealth: a wealthy appearance. 3. rich in character, quality, or amount;… …

  • 18wealthy — adjective 1 having a lot of money, possessions etc, especially because your family has owned them for a long time: wealthy landowners 2 the wealthy people who have a lot of money, possessions etc …

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  • 19wealthy — un·wealthy; wealthy; …

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  • 20wealthy — See rich. See rich, wealthy, affluent …

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