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Wikipedia has an article on: WealthyPronunciation
Etymology
Adjective
wealthy (comparative wealthier or more wealthy, superlative wealthiest or most wealthy)
Synonyms
- affluent, prosperous
- Wikisaurus has an entry for “wealthy” in the sense of “financially rich”.
Antonyms
- Wikisaurus has an entry for “impoverished” in the sense of “financially poor”.
Derived terms
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Noun
wealthy (usually uncountable; plural wealthies)
- (uncountable, preceded by the) Rich people.
- (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.
- 1975 Dec 6, “A Real Presidential Choice Is Being Ignored”, Evening Independent:
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