improsperous

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ prosperous.

Adjective

improsperous (comparative more improsperous, superlative most improsperous)

  1. (obsolete) not prosperous
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Derived terms
  • improsperously
  • improsperousness

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for improsperous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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