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thriftless

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thrift·less  (thrftls)
adj.
1. Careless in handling money; wasteful.
2. Archaic Lacking usefulness or value.
thriftless·ly adv.
thriftless·ness n.
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Adj.1.thriftless - careless of the future
improvident - not provident; not providing for the future


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It had never dawned upon him that this shiftless, thriftless, worthless, sponging parasite was yet, after and in spite of all, not mercenary in the issue of his thoughts; yet so it was.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
On the whole, a man must not complain of his 'element," or his 'time' or the like; it is thriftless work doing so.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
We see Jack Thriftless prancing in the park, or darting in his brougham down Pall Mall: we eat his dinners served on his miraculous plate.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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