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improsperous

improsperous adjective: not prosperous.

Adjective

improsperous (comparative more improsperous, superlative most improsperous)

  1. (obsolete) not prosperous
    • Seven revolving years are wholly run, Since the improsperous voyage we begun.1697, John Dryden, transl., Aeneid, book VI

Forms of improsperous

comparativemore improsperous
superlativemost improsperous

Origin of improsperous

From im- + prosperous.

Words formed from improsperous

  • improsperously
  • improsperousness

Questions about improsperous

What does improsperous mean?
Improsperous means not prosperous.
What part of speech is improsperous?
Improsperous is an adjective.

Words near improsperous in the dictionary

  1. impropriatrix
  2. improprieties
  3. impropriety
  4. impros
  5. improsperity
  6. improsperous
  7. improsulfan
  8. improtected
  9. improv
  10. improvabilities
  11. improvability

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