wealthy

wealthy
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 character, quality, or amount; abundant or ample: a novel that is wealthy in its psychological insights.
[1325-75; ME; see WEALTH, -Y1]
Syn. 1. prosperous, well-to-do, moneyed. See rich. 3. copious.
Ant. 1. poor. 3. scanty.

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