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unˈthriftily, adv.
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In an unthrifty manner; prodigally; † dissolutely.
13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 267 Þay..controeued agayn kynde contrare werkez, & vsed hem vn-þryftyly vchon on oþer. c1386Chaucer Can. Yeom. Prol. & T. 893 If a man wole aske hem pryuely, Why they been clothed so vnthriftily. 1493Festivall 53/2 Truly to laboure & not to slombre & slepe slewffully & vnthryftely. 1509Barclay Shyp of Folys b ij b, Some thynkinge them self moch wyse & commendable Thoughe al theyr dayes they lyue vnthryftely. 1571Golding Calvin on Ps. xxxvi. 8 The ungodly ronne ryot unthriftely in their oune wickednes. 1605Willet Hexapla Gen. 436 All such as spend their time vnthriftily. 1697Collier Ess. Mor. Subj. ii. Pref., Our Attainments cannot be over-large; and yet we manage a narrow Fortune, very Vnthriftily. 1909Firth Last Years Protectorate I. 8 The government had not managed the treasury unthriftily. |