Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IM-PROS'PER-OUS
IM-PROS-PER'I-TYIM-PROS'PER-OUS-LY
IM-PROS'PER-OUS, a. [in and prosperous.]
Not prosperous; not successful; unfortunate; not yielding profit; not advancing interest; as, an improsperous undertaking or voyage. Dryden. [Unprosperous is the word most generally used in this sense.]
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