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thrifty
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thrift·y  (thrft)
adj. thrift·i·er, thrift·i·est
1. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical. See Synonyms at sparing.
2. Industrious and thriving; prosperous.
3. Growing vigorously; thriving, as a plant.

thrifti·ly adv.
thrifti·ness n.

thrifty [ˈθrɪftɪ]
adj thriftier, thriftiest
1. showing thrift; economical or frugal
2. Rare thriving or prospering
thriftily  adv
thriftiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources
provident - 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"
provident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"

thrifty
adjective economical, prudent, provident, frugal, saving, sparing, careful, parsimonious My mother taught me to be thrifty.
extravagant, wasteful, prodigal, spendthrift, free-spending, improvident
Translations
thrifty [ˈθrɪftɪ] ADJ (thriftier (compar) (thriftiest) (superl)) → económico, frugal, ahorrativo

thrifty [ˈθrɪfti] adjéconome

thrifty
adj (+er)
(= careful, economical)sparsam, wirtschaftlich, haushälterisch
(US: = thriving) → blühend

thrifty [ˈθrɪftɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → parsimonioso/a
thrifty [ˈθrɪftɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → parsimonioso/a

thrifty مزدهر šetrný sparsommelig sparsam σφιχτοχέρης ahorrativo säästäväinen économe štedljiv parsimonioso 倹約な 검소한 zuinig sparsommelig oszczędny econômico, poupado бережливый sparsam ตระหนี่ tutumlu tiết kiệm 节约的


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