† improsperousadj.

Etymology: < Latin improsper unfortunate ( < im- (im- prefix²) + prosper favourable, prosperous) + -ous suffix.

Obsolete.

1. Not prosperous or thriving; unfortunate, unlucky, unsuccessful. (Of persons, enterprises, etc.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > not prospering or flourishing

ill-faringa1400

thriftlessc1400

unthendec1400

unthriftyc1400

thriveless1521

unthriving1600

improsperous1602

unflourishing1764

unprosperous1776

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective]

unseelyOE

ungraciousa1387

infortunatec1390

unhappy1390

haplessa1400

mischancefula1400

unfortunedc1403

infortuneda1413

maleurousa1460

infortunable?a1475

mal-infortunedc1475

unselc1480

mischanced1488

misadventurousa1500

unhap1509

misfortunate1510

mischancya1522

unuredc1525

maleureda1529

unlucky1530

unfortunate1548

luckless1563

unluckly1564

unfortunable1567

untoward1570

unable?1572

sinister1576

unsonsy1578

disaster1584

disastereda1586

disastrous1586

unweirdedc1590

wanhappy?1590

misbefallen1591

fortuneless1596

infelicious1598

misadventured1599

improsperous1602

untoward1632

unhandsome1640

ill-fated1715

donsie?1719

swarthy1756

infelicitous1835

bad luck1872

stiff1919

spooked1937

jinxed1972

1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxiiii. 308 Ah, falsed Matches, finished in wrong of Others, might, By still improsprous Presidents, deterre from wronging Right.

1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 168 That he no longer imploy those improsperous persons.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Fences The improsperous Condition of Wood~land and Plantations.

1829 T. L. Peacock Misfortunes Elphin viii. 109 The household of Elphin was sufficiently improsperous during the absence of its chief.

2. Of fortune, etc.: Adverse to prosperity, unpropitious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective] > unfavourable

contrariousc1320

bada1325

contraryinga1340

adversea1393

frowarda1400

contrairc1400

fremd1423

adversant?a1425

sinister1432

perversea1450

undisposed1456

sinistral?a1475

contrary1477

favourless1509

unfriendlya1513

thwarting1530

wayward?1544

contrariant1548

disfavourable1561

cross1565

unindifferent1565

sinistrous1566

haggard1578

unkindly1579

backward1582

awkward1587

improsperous1598

thwart1610

unpropitious1613

averted1619

untoward1621

averse1623

impropitious1638

sinister1726

unfavourable1748

untowardly1756

unfavouring1835

1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iii. v. 70 As fortune was fauourable to Augustus in gouernment of state: so in household matters vnluckie and improsperous.

1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. ii. 101 The action of the starres..became vnluckie and improsperous.

a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) i. 51 Bring upon them some improsperous Disease.

Derivatives

† imˈprosperously adv. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adverb]

unhappily1533

unluckily?1544

unprosperously1564

improsperously1605

unsuccessfully1649

successlessly1652

insuccessively1657

unsuccessively1707

unkindly1743

1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Gg6 Where like a rose..The withered leaues improsp'rously doth cast.

a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) I. 336 This experiment has been but very improsperously attempted.

† imˈprosperousness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > lack of prosperity or thriving

illfarea1425

improsperity1528

improsperousness1647

ill-being1841

unprosperitya1843

illth1862

1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iii. 39 The improsperousnesse of the cause of late in this kingdome hath moved some of them.

1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man xii. §9. 248 The strange improsperousness of ill gotten estates.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	improsperous
释义	† improsperousadj. Etymology: < Latin improsper unfortunate ( < im- (im- prefix²) + prosper favourable, prosperous) + -ous suffix. Obsolete. 1. Not prosperous or thriving; unfortunate, unlucky, unsuccessful. (Of persons, enterprises, etc.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > not prospering or flourishing ill-faringa1400 thriftlessc1400 unthendec1400 unthriftyc1400 thriveless1521 unthriving1600 improsperous1602 unflourishing1764 unprosperous1776 the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] unseelyOE ungraciousa1387 infortunatec1390 unhappy1390 haplessa1400 mischancefula1400 unfortunedc1403 infortuneda1413 maleurousa1460 infortunable?a1475 mal-infortunedc1475 unselc1480 mischanced1488 misadventurousa1500 unhap1509 misfortunate1510 mischancya1522 unuredc1525 maleureda1529 unlucky1530 unfortunate1548 luckless1563 unluckly1564 unfortunable1567 untoward1570 unable?1572 sinister1576 unsonsy1578 disaster1584 disastereda1586 disastrous1586 unweirdedc1590 wanhappy?1590 misbefallen1591 fortuneless1596 infelicious1598 misadventured1599 improsperous1602 untoward1632 unhandsome1640 ill-fated1715 donsie?1719 swarthy1756 infelicitous1835 bad luck1872 stiff1919 spooked1937 jinxed1972 1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxiiii. 308 Ah, falsed Matches, finished in wrong of Others, might, By still improsprous Presidents, deterre from wronging Right. 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 168 That he no longer imploy those improsperous persons. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Fences The improsperous Condition of Wood~land and Plantations. 1829 T. L. Peacock Misfortunes Elphin viii. 109 The household of Elphin was sufficiently improsperous during the absence of its chief. 2. Of fortune, etc.: Adverse to prosperity, unpropitious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective] > unfavourable contrariousc1320 bada1325 contraryinga1340 adversea1393 frowarda1400 contrairc1400 fremd1423 adversant?a1425 sinister1432 perversea1450 undisposed1456 sinistral?a1475 contrary1477 favourless1509 unfriendlya1513 thwarting1530 wayward?1544 contrariant1548 disfavourable1561 cross1565 unindifferent1565 sinistrous1566 haggard1578 unkindly1579 backward1582 awkward1587 improsperous1598 thwart1610 unpropitious1613 averted1619 untoward1621 averse1623 impropitious1638 sinister1726 unfavourable1748 untowardly1756 unfavouring1835 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iii. v. 70 As fortune was fauourable to Augustus in gouernment of state: so in household matters vnluckie and improsperous. 1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. ii. 101 The action of the starres..became vnluckie and improsperous. a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) i. 51 Bring upon them some improsperous Disease. Derivatives † imˈprosperously adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adverb] unhappily1533 unluckily?1544 unprosperously1564 improsperously1605 unsuccessfully1649 successlessly1652 insuccessively1657 unsuccessively1707 unkindly1743 1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Gg6 Where like a rose..The withered leaues improsp'rously doth cast. a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) I. 336 This experiment has been but very improsperously attempted. † imˈprosperousness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > lack of prosperity or thriving illfarea1425 improsperity1528 improsperousness1647 ill-being1841 unprosperitya1843 illth1862 1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iii. 39 The improsperousnesse of the cause of late in this kingdome hath moved some of them. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man xii. §9. 248 The strange improsperousness of ill gotten estates. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1598
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