| 单词 | thriftlessness |
| 释义 | thriftlessness (once / 115876 pages) n WORD FAMILY thriftless: thriftlessly, thriftlessness+/thrift: thriftless, thrifts, thrifty/thriftiness: thriftinesses/thrifty: thriftier, thriftiest, thriftily, thriftiness USAGE EXAMPLESThe two men were as unlike as possible in their habits of work, Dekker having apparently all the thriftlessness and impecunious shamelessness of Micawber himself. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) Not thriftlessness, but unselfishness, may leave them penniless in old age. Betts, Lillian William, The Leaven in a Great City(2011) Randal.—"Ah, sir, it often takes the energy of generations to repair the thriftlessness and extravagance of a single owner." Harper, Various (magazine), Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol...(2011) n the trait of wasting resources a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste Syn|Hyper waste, wastefulness improvidence, shortsightedness a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources |
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