prosperousa.[L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See Despair.]1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.()A happy passage and a prosperous wind. (Denham.)2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation.()By moderation either state to bear
Prosperous or adverse. (Milton.)()()n.[NL., fr. Gr. ; to + to grow.] (Med.) A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball.(Dunglison.)