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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prosperous  \Pros"per*ous\,  a.  [L.  prosperus  or  prosper, 
  originally,  answering  to  hope;  pro  according  to  +  the  root  of 
  sperare  to  hope.  See  {Despair}.] 
  1.  Tending  to  prosperity;  favoring;  favorable;  helpful. 
 
  A  happy  passage  and  a  prosperous  wind.  --Denham. 
 
  2.  Being  prospered;  advancing  in  the  pursuit  of  anything 
  desirable;  making  gain,  or  increase;  thriving;  successful; 
  as  a  prosperous  voyage;  a  prosperous  undertaking;  a 
  prosperous  man  or  nation. 
 
  By  moderation  either  state  to  bear  Prosperous  or 
  adverse.  --Milton. 
 
  Syn:  Fortunate;  successful;  flourishing;  thriving;  favorable; 
  auspicious;  lucky.  See  {Fortunate}.  -- 
  {Pros"per*ous*ly},  adv  --  {Pros"per*ous*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  prosperously 
  adv  :  in  the  manner  of  prosperous  people




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