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thrifty
thrift·y T0187600 (thrĭf′tē) adj. thrift·i·er, thrift·i·est 1. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical. See Synonyms at sparing.2. Archaic a. Thriving; prosperous. b. Growing vigorously; thriving, as a plant.
thrift′i·ly adv. thrift′i·ness n. thrifty (ˈθrɪftɪ) adj, thriftier or thriftiest1. showing thrift; economical or frugal2. rare thriving or prospering ˈthriftily adv ˈthriftiness nthrift•y (ˈθrɪf ti)
adj. thrift•i•er, thrift•i•est. 1. practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper. 2. (of an enterprise) prosperous or successful. 3. thriving physically. [1325–75] thrift′i•ly, adv. thrift′i•ness, n. syn: See economical. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resourcesprovident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"wasteful - tending to squander and waste | | 2. | thrifty - mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"carefulprovident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education" |
thriftyadjective economical, prudent, provident, frugal, saving, sparing, careful, parsimonious My mother taught me to be thrifty.
extravagant, wasteful, prodigal, spendthrift, free-spending, improvidentthriftyadjective1. Careful in the use of material resources:canny, chary, economical, frugal, provident, prudent, saving, Scotch, sparing.2. Improving, growing, or succeeding steadily:booming, boomy, flourishing, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving.Translationsthrift (θrift) noun careful spending of money, or using of food or other resources, so that one can save or have some left in reserve; economy. She is noted for her thrift but her husband is very extravagant. 節儉 节俭ˈthrifty adjective showing thrift. a thrifty housewife. 節儉的 节俭的ˈthriftily adverb 節儉地 节俭地ˈthriftiness noun 節儉 节俭thrifty
thriftyThriving, growing vigorously, and being healthy, esp. when assessing the health status of animals or plants.thrifty
Related to thrifty: Hertz, Avis, budgetSynonyms for thriftyadj economicalSynonyms- economical
- prudent
- provident
- frugal
- saving
- sparing
- careful
- parsimonious
Antonyms- extravagant
- wasteful
- prodigal
- spendthrift
- free-spending
- improvident
Synonyms for thriftyadj careful in the use of material resourcesSynonyms- canny
- chary
- economical
- frugal
- provident
- prudent
- saving
- Scotch
- sparing
adj improving, growing, or succeeding steadilySynonyms- booming
- boomy
- flourishing
- prospering
- prosperous
- roaring
- thriving
Synonyms for thriftyadj careful and diligent in the use of resourcesRelated WordsAntonymsadj mindful of the future in spending moneySynonymsRelated Words |