Word parts change

prosper + -ous

Pronunciation change

Adjective change

Positive
prosperous

Comparative
more prosperous

Superlative
most prosperous

  1. Something that is prosperous is financially successful.
    Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.
  2. A person or thing that is prosperous has a lot of money.
    He was raised in a very prosperous household.

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