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Etymology

wealth +‎ -y

Adjective

wealthy (comparative wealthier or more wealthy, superlative wealthiest or most wealthy)

Positive wealthy

Comparative wealthier or more wealthy

Superlative wealthiest or most wealthy
  1. Possessing financial wealth; rich.
  2. Abundant in quality or quantity; profuse.

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Noun

Singular wealthy

Plural usually uncountable; plural wealthies

wealthy (usually uncountable; plural wealthies)

  1. (uncountable, preceded by the) Rich people.
  2. (countable) A rich person.
    • 1975 Dec 6, “A Real Presidential Choice Is Being Ignored”, Evening Independent:
      it was possible for a group like the Libertarians to hope that a couple of weakminded wealthies might donate the seed money to get a campaign rolling.
    • 1977 Apr 4, “Public TV Presents miracle Series”, Argus-Press:
      Bernice is a nice, sardonic tale of envy and young wealthies of the pre-flapper era, when a girl who bobbed her hair was thought loose by the flask-bearing blades who tried to get her tight.
    • 2006 Nov 16, “Can the Democrats Deliver?”, Washington Post:
      Ending tax cuts to wealthies would only increase tax revenues by $40 - $60 billion a year - about 20 of current deficit - so its a waste of time.

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