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单词 unthrifty
释义 un·thrifty
\“+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + thrifty
1. : marked by lack of thrift : of little value or effect in proportion to the effort or expenditure involved : unprofitable, wasteful
 < nothing is cooked, and nobody is warmed — a most unthrifty fire — Edna S.V.Millay >
2. obsolete : dissolute, profligate
 < can no man tell me of my unthrifty son — Shakespeare >
3.
 a. : not thriving or prospering
  < an unthrifty tree >
 b. of livestock : lacking in vigor or bloom : constitutionally unsound
  < the intelligent buyer of choice feeders rejects all lambs that appear in the least unthrifty — W.C.Coffey >
4. : not given to thrift or saving : extravagant, improvident, prodigal
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