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semiprosperous

semiprosperous adjective: almost prosperous.

Adjective

semiprosperous (not comparable)

  1. Almost prosperous.
    • He eventually relented, though I can’t tell you how long it took, but I’m sure that helped him move from a marginal life to at least a semiprosperous one.”2009 February 4, Sewell Chan, “Venerable Bookstore to Close in Village”, in New York Times

Origin of semiprosperous

From semi- + prosperous.

Questions about semiprosperous

What does semiprosperous mean?
Semiprosperous means almost prosperous.
What part of speech is semiprosperous?
Semiprosperous is an adjective.

Words near semiprosperous in the dictionary

  1. semiprone
  2. semipronominal
  3. semiproof
  4. semiproofs
  5. semipros
  6. semiprosperous
  7. semiprotected
  8. semiprotection
  9. semiprotective
  10. semiproven
  11. semiprozine

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