3 uses
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Definition
successful or good — especially with regard to finances or wealth
- They were the children of the prosperous storekeepers of the neighborhood.Chapter 19 (6% in)
- Other children with more prosperous parents had store costumes: sleazy Indian suits, cowboy suits and cheesecloth Dutch maiden dresses.Chapter 26 (19% in)
- Albie Seedmore, the leggy son of a prosperous grocer, came over to their table.Chapter 42 (96% in)
There are no more uses of "prosperous" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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