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THRIFTY

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Irregular inflected forms: thriftier    , thriftiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mindful of the future in spending money

Example:

careful with money

Synonyms:

careful; thrifty

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

provident (providing carefully for the future)

Derivation:

thrift (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)

thriftiness (frugality in the expenditure of money or resources)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Careful and diligent in the use of resources

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

economical; frugal; scotch; sparing; stinting (avoiding waste)

penny-wise (thrifty in small matters only)

saving (characterized by thriftiness)

Also:

provident (providing carefully for the future)

Antonym:

wasteful (tending to squander and waste)

Derivation:

thrift (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)

thriftiness (frugality in the expenditure of money or resources)

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