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    unprosperous
    /ʌnˈprɒsp(ə)rəs/

    adjective

    • 1. not enjoying or bringing financial success.

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  2. adjective. uk / ʌnˈprɒs.p ə r.əs / us / ʌnˈprɑː.spɚ.əs / Add to word list. not successful, especially not earning much money: He plays the dedicated, but unprosperous proprietor of a specialist record store. They lived in an unprosperous neighbourhood. Opposite. prosperous. Fewer examples. She was born into a large, unprosperous farming family.

  3. Unprosperous means not flourishing or prosperous, especially not marked by success or economic well-being. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries for unprosperous.

  4. (ʌnˈprɒspərəs ) adjective. not prosperous or successful. an unprosperous crop/year/person. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'unprosperous' in a sentence. unprosperous.

  5. Define unprosperous. unprosperous synonyms, unprosperous pronunciation, unprosperous translation, English dictionary definition of unprosperous. adj not prosperous or successful Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,...

  6. Synonyms for UNPROSPEROUS: unsuccessful, depressed, failing, dying, bankrupt, languishing, struggling, declining; Antonyms of UNPROSPEROUS: prosperous, successful, healthy, golden, flourishing, booming, wealthy, palmy

  7. unprosperous. adjective. These are words and phrases related to unprosperous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of unprosperous. UNFORTUNATE. Synonyms. unfortunate. unlucky. luckless. ill-starred. hapless. unhappy. ill-fated. infelicitous. cursed. unsuccessful. unblest. jinxed. regrettable. wretched.

  8. Unprosperous means not prosperous, not successful, or not fortunate. It is an archaic adjective that comes from Middle English and has only one meaning in OED's entry.