Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Prosperous

Prosperous ({not transcribed}) , adjective

[Latin 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