A Topical Dictionary: Search for thrifty

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English

Adjective

Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good management of property; sparing; frugal.
thriving|Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a thrifty farmer or mechanic.
growing|Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving; as, a thrifty plant or colt.
Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
Well appearing; looking or being in good condition; becoming.

Related terms

thrift

Translations

French: économe ,
Spanish: economico

Antonyms

spendthrift

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thrifty \Thrift"y\ (thr[i^]ft"[y^]), a. [Compar. Thriftier;
superl. Thriftiest.]
1. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy
and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal.
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Her chaffer was so thrifty and so new. --Chaucer.
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I am glad he hath so much youth and vigor left, of
which he hath not been thrifty. --Swift.
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2. Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the
acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a
thrifty farmer or mechanic.
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3. Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving; as, a thrifty
plant or colt.
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4. Secured by thrift; well husbanded. [R.]
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I have five hundred crowns,
The thrifty hire I saved under your father. --Shak.
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5. Well appearing; looking or being in good condition;
becoming. [Obs.]
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I sit at home, I have no thrifty cloth. --Chaucer.
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Syn: Frugal; sparing; economical; saving; careful.
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WordNet thrifty
adj 1: careful and diligent in the use of resources [ant: wasteful]
2: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with
money" [syn: careful]
[also: thriftiest, thriftier]

Moby Dictionary
Scotch , blooming , booming , burgeoning , canny , careful , chary ,
cheap , cheeseparing , conserving , economic , economical , economizing ,
forehanded , foresighted , frugal , growing , labor-saving , miserly ,
money-saving , niggardly , parsimonious , penny-pinching , penny-wise ,
penurious , preserving , prospering , prosperous , provident , prudent ,
prudential , roaring , robust , saving , scrimping , skimping , spare ,
sparing , stingy , thriving , tight-fisted , time-saving , unwasteful