thrifty
- Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
- (dated) Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously.
- (obsolete) Preserved by thrift; carefully managed.
Opposite of
spendthrift
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈθɹɪfti/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English thrifty, threfty, thryfty, þrifti, equivalent to thrift + -y.
well to do
be parsimonious
economical person
économe
spaarzaam
parsimonioso oszczędny
económico
sparsam
idareli
λιτός
parcimonioso
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