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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Prosperous

/präs'-pẽr-əs/ · Pros·per·ous · IPA /ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/
01 a. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
  1. 1.
    Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.
    “A happy passage and a prosperous wind.” — Denham.
  2. 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.