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  1. unprosperousadjective

    Not prosperous.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unprosperousadjective

    Unfortunate; not prosperous.

    Etymology: improsper, Lat.

    The winter had been very unprosperous and unsuccessful to the king. Edward Hyde.

    Nought unprosp’rous shall thy ways attend,
    Born with good omens, and with heav’n thy friend. Alexander Pope.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unprosperous

    un-pros′pėr-us, adj. not prosperous or fortunate.—adv. Unpros′perously.—n. Unpros′perousness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unprosperous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unprosperous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of unprosperous in a Sentence

  1. Alexander Hamilton, The Farmer Refuted, February 23, 1775:

    The changes in the human condition are uncertain and frequent. Many, on whom fortune has bestowed her favours, may trace their family to a more unprosperous station; and many who are now in obscurity, may look back upon the affluence and exalted rank of their ancestors.

  2. Mahabharata:

    Enjoy thou the prosperity of others, Although thyself unprosperous; noble men Take pleasure in their neighbours? happiness.


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