well-to-do
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-to-do
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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“Shunsuke is from a well-to-do family, so I wanted to give him a vibrant, youthful and also a cute look,” notes Hibino.
From Los Angeles Times
Lindblad was born and grew up in well-to-do Virginia Water in Surrey, and is the first to acknowledge that he has been helped on his way by the relative comfort of his background.
From BBC
On the run from her well-to-do, stuffy colonial background, she launched herself into London’s bohemia.
They get all kinds, from well-to-do couples toting their toy pooches in the same designer bag as their medications, to criminally neglected unhoused people.
From Salon
A well-to-do worker in finance, he is ready to spread a lot of money around, and make some dodgy connections, to find her.
From Los Angeles Times
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