Reverse Dictionary: PROSPER

ADJECTIVES
1382 — WEALSOME happy, prosperous, fraught with happiness → obs.
1430 — EUROUS lucky, prosperous, successful → obs.
1434 — MAKING money-making, prosperous → obs.
1460 — QUARTFUL sound, healthy; safe,  prosperous → obs.
1593 — SUNSHINE cheerful, cheering; prosperous, happy, joyous
1599 — FELICIOUS fortunate, prosperous → obs.
1602 — PALMY bearing or worthy to ‘bear the palm’, triumphant, flourishing, prosperous
1654 — LUXURIANT excessively prosperous → obs.
1659 — SILVER prosperous, happy
1715 — CANNY lucky, fortunate, prosperous → Sc. obs.
..E19 — UP IN THE STIRRUPS prospering, doing well → sl.
1855 — UPTOWN stylish, sophisticated; prosperous → Amer. dial.
1860 — BETTER-TO-DO above the well-to-do in social condition or worldly circumstances; more prosperous
1897— ON ONE’S HIND LEGS in a prosperous condition; established
1901 — THRIVEN thriving, prosperous; well-nourished, strong → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1905 — TIDY well-to-do, prosperous → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TIDY TO DO well-to-do, prosperous → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 — BIEN thriving; prosperous; comfortable → Sc. (Bk.)
1919 — QUIDS IN prospering; at an advantage → UK sl.
1920 — UP IN THE BUCKS wealthy, prospering → US sl.
1931 — UP AND UP prospering; successful → US sl.
1966 — UPTOWNISH stylish, sophisticated; prosperous → Amer. dial.
1969 — FAT-CAT prosperous, successful, esp. when the implication is that such prosperity has been gained by corruption → sl., orig. US

ADVERBS
1154 — FAIR with good promise; promisingly, auspiciously, favourably, prosperously → obs.
1769 — ON VELVET in a position of ease or advantage; in an advantageous or prosperous condition
1778 — GAILY in good health and spirits; very well; satisfactorily, prosperously → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1894 — ON THE PIG’S BACK in a fortunate or prosperous state
1911 — BRAVELIES very well, finely, prosperously → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BRAVELY very well, satisfactorily, prosperously → Sc. (Bk.)
1946 — ON THE PIG’S EAR in a fortunate or prosperous state

NOUNS
..950 — HEAL well-being, welfare, safety; prosperity → obs. exc. Sc.
1200 — EADINESS happiness, prosperity → obs.
1225 — HAP good fortune, good luck; success, prosperity → obs.
1250 — FARE condition, state, welfare; state of things, prosperity, success → obs.
1362 — DO-WELL the act of doing well → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1483 — QUARFULNESS health, prosperity → obs.
1483 — QUARTFULNESS health, prosperity → obs.
1595 — SUNSHINE a source of happiness or prosperity
1641 — FAIR WORLD a state of well-being or prosperity → obs.
.M18 — HEYDAY the full bloom, flush, of youth, vigour, prosperity, etc.
1785 — THRIFT prosperity, success; luck → Sc.
1814 — THRIVANCE prosperity, success → Sc. obs.
1818 — BIENNESS prosperity, comfort, the condition of being well-to-do → Sc.
1888 — WARMTH the state of being prosperous or well-off
..20C — HIGHLANDS the prosperous parts of a town, where the wealthy elite live → US sl.
1905 — YARD-WIDE DAYS prosperous times → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — BAILYAMENT a state of prosperity or period of full vigour → Sc.
1920 — TOP OF THE WORLD a feeling of elation, good health, or prosperity → US sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
.M19 — DO-WELL a prosperous person
1875 — BETTER-TO-DO those who are more wealthy or prosperous, as a class
1883 — MART one who lives in ease and prosperity → Eng. dial.

PHRASES
1250 — HIM FELL WELL he prospered → obs.
1861 — THE SHAFT IS OUT OF THE MELL things are not going prosperously → Sc.
1863 — THE GOOSE HANGS HIGH all is well or prosperous → Amer. dial.
1891 — HAVE NO DEAF NUTS TO CRACK to look well-fed, prosperous, hearty → Eng. dial.
1891 — NOT TO LIVE ON DEAF NUTS to look well-fed, prosperous, hearty → Eng. dial.
1892 — IN FULL SAIL at the height of prosperity → Eng. dial.
1902 — HAWKING AND SWAPPIN failing in prosperity, in poor worldly circumstances → Sc. (Bk.)
1919 — THE GOOSE HONKS HIGH all is well or prosperous → Amer. dial.
1945 — HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BURN A WET MULE said of a prosperous person → US Western usage (Bk.)
1945 — HE HAD A ROLL AS BIG AS A WAGON-HUB said of a prosperous person → US Western usage (Bk.)

VERBS
..971 — I-THEE to thrive, to prosper → obs.
1250 — TIME to fare well, to prosper → obs.
1300 — SOUNDFUL to prosper → obs.
1400 — EDIFY to take form, to grow; also, to prosper, to achieve success → obs.
1560 — COTTON to prosper, to succeed, to ‘get on’ well → obs.
1605 — BATTEN to thrive, to grow fat, to prosper, esp. in a bad sense, at the expense or to the detriment of another; to gratify a morbid mental craving
1678 — HAVE ONE’S BREAD BUTTERED ON BOTH SIDES to enjoy a prosperous, fortunate, or extravagant lifestyle; to be profligate or wasteful
1794 — THEE to thrive, to prosper; to grow → Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
1824 — MAKE MICKLE OF to succeed, to prosper → Sc.
1894 — SHOVEL IN THE SHEKELS to prosper → Aust. sl.
..L19 — COP A BUNDLE to earn a good deal of money; to prosper → sl.
1905 — KEEP THE TAIL IN WATER to prosper → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1909 — MAKE LEG to become prosperous → UK sl.
1912 — SKIM UP to get along; to prosper → Amer. dial.
1915 — RAKE IN THE SHEKELS to prosper → UK sl.
1926 — COIN MONEY to prosper in business → US sl. (Bk.)
1927 — FART THROUGH SILK to live a life of luxury and ease; to live prosperously; to feel happy; to be important → US sl.
1941 — BE IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits → Amer. dial.
1942 — BE IN HIGH COTTON to live well, to prosper; to be in good spirits; to feel important → Amer. dial.
1950 — LIVE IN HIGH COTTON to live well, to prosper; to be in good spirits; to feel important → Amer. dial.
1984 — LIVE IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits → Amer. dial.
1984 — SHIT IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits → Amer. dial.
1985 — CHOP TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits → Amer. dial.
1999 — SIT IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits → Amer. dial.