Meanings
adjectiveunprosperous (comparative more unprosperous, superlative most unprosperous)
comparative more unprosperous · superlative most unprosperous
- Not prosperous.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishprosperous
- Englishunprosperous
From un- + prosperous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French improspère
- improspèreNot prosperous.
Cite this entry
APA
unprosperous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosperous
MLA
“unprosperous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosperous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unprosperous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosperous.
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