improsperous

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ prosperous.

Adjective

improsperous (comparative more improsperous, superlative most improsperous)

(obsolete) not prosperous
- 1697, John Dryden, transl., Aeneid, book VI:
  Seven revolving years are wholly run, Since the improsperous voyage we begun.

Derived terms

improsperously
improsperousness

References

“improsperous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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