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nonwealthy

nonwealthy adjective: not wealthy.

Adjective

nonwealthy (not comparable)

  1. Not wealthy.
    • Thomas P. DiNapoli, a Nassau County assemblyman also interested in the job, said he would voluntarily limit those contributions to $10,000, but said that eliminating them altogether would make it unduly hard for the nonwealthy to run for the office.2007 January 28, Nicholas Confessore, “Ex-Comptrollers Endured Controversy Themselves”, in New York Times

Origin of nonwealthy

From non- + wealthy.

Questions about nonwealthy

What does nonwealthy mean?
Nonwealthy means not wealthy.
What part of speech is nonwealthy?
Nonwealthy is an adjective.

Words near nonwealthy in the dictionary

  1. nonwaxed
  2. nonwaxy
  3. nonwaywardly
  4. nonweak
  5. nonweakness
  6. nonwealthy
  7. nonweapon
  8. nonweaponized
  9. nonweapons
  10. nonwearable
  11. nonweather

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