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wealthy

UK/ˈʋɛːl.d̪iː/ US/ˈwɛl.θi/ fairly common

adjective

1.

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

  • “an affluent banker”
  • “a speculator flush with cash”
  • “not merely rich but loaded”
  • “moneyed aristocrats”
  • “wealthy corporations”
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Origin

From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch weldech, weeldech (“magnificent, luscious, lavish”).

Phrases

  • independently wealthy
  • sugar daddy

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