- thrifty adj
- ['θrɪftɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl parsimonioso (-a)
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thrifty — [adj] economical canny, careful, chary, cheap, chintzy*, close*, close fisted, conserving, frugal, mean, parsimonious, penny pinching, preserving, provident, prudent, saving, scrimpy*, sparing, steal, stingy*, tight*, unwasteful; concepts 334,401 … New thesaurus
thrifty — [thrif′tē] adj. thriftier, thriftiest 1. practicing or showing thrift; economical; provident 2. thriving; flourishing; prospering 3. growing vigorously, as a plant thriftily adv. thriftiness n. SYN. THRIFTY implies industry and clever management… … English World dictionary
thrifty — adj. thrifty in * * * [ θrɪftɪ] thriftyin … Combinatory dictionary
thrifty — adj 1. frugal, economical, economizing, saving, sparing, chary; provident, prudent, careful, forehanded, unwasteful, conservative, conservant, conservational; scrimping, penny pinching, parsimonious, penurious; miserly, niggardly, stingy, tight,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
thrifty — adj. (thriftier, thriftiest) 1 economical, frugal. 2 thriving, prosperous. Derivatives: thriftily adv. thriftiness n … Useful english dictionary
thrifty — [[t]θrɪ̱fti[/t]] thriftier, thriftiest ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone is thrifty, you are praising them for saving money, not buying unnecessary things, and not wasting things. My mother taught me to be thrifty. ...thrifty shoppers … English dictionary
thrifty — thriftily, adv. thriftiness, n. /thrif tee/, adj., thriftier, thriftiest. 1. practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper. 2. thriving, prosperous, or successful. 3. thriving physically; growing vigorously. [1325 75; ME;… … Universalium
thrifty — thrift|y [ˈθrıfti] adj using money carefully and wisely ▪ hardworking, thrifty people >thriftily adv >thriftiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
thrifty — thrift•y [[t]ˈθrɪf ti[/t]] adj. thrift•i•er, thrift•i•est 1) practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper[/ex] 2) (of an enterprise) prosperous or successful 3) thriving physically • Etymology: 1325–75 thrift′i•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang
thrifty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frugal, saving; sparing; economical; foresighted; provident. See economy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. economical, saving, careful, frugal; see economical 1 . See Synonym Study at economical . III… … English dictionary for students
thrifty — thrift·y || θrɪftɪ adj. economizing; thriving, prospering … English contemporary dictionary
