All 4 Uses of
prosperous
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- And, as though to add to the daily misery which this prosperous canal inflicted on the unfortunate inn-keeper, whose utter ruin it was fast accomplishing, it was situated between the Rhone from which it had its source and the post-road it had depleted, not a hundred steps from the inn, of which we have given a brief but faithful description.†
Chpt 25-26
- Is he prosperous and happy?†
Chpt 25-26 *
- Instead of that air of life, of comfort, and of happiness that permeates a flourishing and prosperous business establishment—instead of merry faces at the windows, busy clerks hurrying to and fro in the long corridors—instead of the court filled with bales of goods, re-echoing with the cries and the jokes of porters, one would have immediately perceived all aspect of sadness and gloom.†
Chpt 29-30
- Women of a certain grade are like prosperous grisettes in one respect, they seldom return home after twelve o'clock.†
Chpt 99-100
Definition:
successful or good -- especially with regard to finances or wealth