rich
/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ adjective A1- Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour. · a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; a very rich chocolate cake· 1709-1710, Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning High sauces and rich spices are fetch'd from the Indies.
- Remunerative.
- Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling. · a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop· rich in fiber; rich in traditions
- Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful. · rich soil or land; a rich mine
- Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly. · a rich endowment; a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents
- Not faint or delicate; vivid. · a rich red colour
- Very amusing. · The scene was a rich one.· a rich incident or character
Comparative richer · Superlative richest
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“Beautiful Soup, so rich and green,
And my advice to the rich young man would be—sell all thou hast, and give it to the poor—janitor for the privilege of living in a flat with your Art and your Delia.
We can’t buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.
Old Miss Barry is rich and they’d like to keep on the good side of her.
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