Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not prosperous; not attended with success; unfortunate; unsuccessful.
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- adjective Not
prosperous .
Etymologies
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Examples
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You no need no specialist knowledge of Welsh politics to realise that this has been an unprosperous enough ground for your party.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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As J.Phillippe Rushton has noted, it breaks the general pattern of tropical counties being unprosperous – because 75% of its population are ethnic Chinese, a classic demonstration of the IQ/National Wealth thesis.
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As J.Phillippe Rushton has noted, it breaks the general pattern of tropical counties being unprosperous – because 75% of its population are ethnic Chinese, a classic demonstration of the IQ/National Wealth thesis.
Illegal Guatemalan Convicted on All Counts in Preventable Colorado Deaths 2010
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As J.Phillippe Rushton has noted, it breaks the general pattern of tropical counties being unprosperous – because 75% of its population are ethnic Chinese, a classic demonstration of the IQ/National Wealth thesis.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Employment And Immigration: Singapore Shows The Way 2010
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We never met a man, or woman, or child anywhere in this sunny island who seemed to be unprosperous, or discontented, or sorry about anything.
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We never met a man, or woman, or child anywhere in this sunny island who seemed to be unprosperous, or discontented, or sorry about anything.
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We never met a man, or woman, or child anywhere in this sunny island who seemed to be unprosperous, or discontented, or sorry about anything.
Humor 2007
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We never met a man, or woman, or child anywhere in this sunny island who seemed to be unprosperous, or discontented, or sorry about anything.
Humor 2007
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We never met a man, or woman, or child anywhere in this sunny island who seemed to be unprosperous, or discontented, or sorry about anything.
Humor 2007
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Pasha of Egypt, to whose unprosperous rule and miserable career the signification certainly does not apply.
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