Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for WEALTH'Y
WEALTH'Y, a.
Rich; having large possessions in lands, goods, money or securities, or larger than the generality of men; opulent; affluent. As wealth is a comparative thing, a man may be wealthy in one place, and not so in another. A man may be deemed wealthy in a village, who would not be so considered in London.
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