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thriftily

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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.
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Adv.1.thriftily - in a thrifty manner; "a used towel that he had used and had left thriftily on the ledge below the mirror rather than consign to the linen basket"
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thriftily
adv
→ sparsam, wirtschaftlich, haushälterisch
(US) his business is doing thriftily → sein Geschäft floriert
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You and I are indebted to the hard hands of such men--hands that have long ago mingled with the soil they tilled so faithfully, thriftily making the best they could of the earth's fruits, and receiving the smallest share as their own wages.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
 
 
 
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