Antonyms for wealthy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wel-thee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛl θi |
Definition of wealthy
Origin :- late 14c., from wealth + -y (2). Meaning "wealthy persons collectively" is from late 14c.
- adj rich; having a lot of money
- There is in this city a rag-picker so wealthy that he can afford to drink wine every day.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- Her people are wealthy, but she'll have nothing but what Palmer makes.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Unless you consider it your vocation to be a wealthy American.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Because you have merely indicated that you are a wealthy American.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Nor, though among the wealthy of the city, is he an aristocrat in feeling.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- My brother was servile; he has attached himself to the retinue of a wealthy Baroness.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- What did I want to pose so to him for—as if papa were a wealthy man and all that?
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- In a village in that section there once dwelt a wealthy man.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Many were built as monuments by wealthy men and by emperors.
- Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
- Yes, sir, a very eccentric man; and he must have been wealthy too.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
Synonyms for wealthy
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