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[ adjective ] in a more fortunate or prosperous condition
Examples "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching" "is better off than his classmate" Used in print (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)He may or may_not be `` better_off '' than his classmate who went_on to a college and professional school . (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)Are we better_off for having Shakespeare 's idea of Shylock ? (Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)She would have been better_off if she had stuck_to her Bible . Related terms |
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