I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase to do well
1. : having more than adequate material and especially financial resources : having plenty of money or a comfortable income : being in easy or affluent circumstances : prosperous , well-off
a fashionable and well-to-do family — Hearst's
well-to-do but not with one of the great fortunes — John Buchan
2. : indicating or having the characteristics of prosperity
the house had a well-to-do look
a well-to-do suburb with pronounced intellectual interests — Jane Cobb
II. noun plural
: well-to-do persons — usually used with the
only the well-to-do could afford to patronize them — Foster Hailey
favored as a resort by the well-to-do — American Guide Series: Michigan