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adjective, thrift·i·er, thrift·i·est.

practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.

thriving, prosperous, or successful.

thriving physically; growing vigorously.

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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see thrift, -y¹

Related forms

thrift·i·ly, adverb

thrift·i·ness, noun

o·ver·thrift·i·ly, adverb

o·ver·thrift·i·ness, noun

o·ver·thrift·y, adjective

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un·thrift·i·ly, adverb

un·thrift·i·ness, noun

un·thrift·y, adjective

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Synonyms
1. sparing, saving. See economical.

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Example Sentences

Paradoxical as it may seem, it is the poor who are the spendthrifts, and the rich who are thrifty.

Estonia boasts unusually thrifty politicians and an open public culture.

There are those with spendthrift genotypes and those with thrifty genotypes.

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Paradoxical as it may seem, it is the poor who are the spendthrifts, and the rich who are thrifty.

Estonia boasts unusually thrifty politicians and an open public culture.

There are those with spendthrift genotypes and those with thrifty genotypes.

So we've decided to focus our latest blog carnival on budget-conscious recipes and thrifty shopping strategies.

Sometimes you want to live large, sometimes you need to live thrifty.

Logic even allows you to use your qwerty keyboard to specify notes if you're feeling especially thrifty.

In the past few days, though, the finance minister may have wished that he was equally thrifty with his words.

Thrifty choices in this cabin's kitchen include a mix of open shelves and laminate cabinets.

It's all about possibilities, and of course about being thrifty.

If government was too thrifty before, it looks downright stingy in the light of new information.

Thrifty choices in this kitchen include a mix of open shelves and laminate cabinets.

If you're a thrifty phone shopper, please log in and contribute.

Britain's thrifty cannabis smokers grow perhaps half their supplies at home, according to a new report.

So it gets its name from all the nameless cottages in which thrifty rural women have produced this cheese.

But some labels will disappear, as the roles they used to play get chopped up and delivered by more thrifty services.

For instance, right now it is rational for individuals to be thrifty.

They may have had the right idea given that the virtuous and thrifty went down anyway.

Emerging-market banks tend to have vast branch networks that suck in deposits from thrifty families and companies.

For those sober souls who were thrifty long before it became fashionable, the last few years have been intensely aggravating.

Even with their thrifty metabolism and efficient swimming, leatherbacks must be eating vast amounts.

The thrifty epicure can take shrimp shells and turn them into flavorful stock.

China's trade surpluses reflect the fundamental fact that its people are thrifty and its exports cheap.

Lemon meringue pie is probably the thrifty baker's.

My grandfather was so thrifty that every time a light bulb burned out, he'd place it in a bushel basket.

The measures hotels could put in place to encourage thrifty travellers are familiar.

One is to accept the range limit and design small, thrifty vehicles specialised for city use.

At this moment people need to save for once and live a little more thrifty rather than spend and live beyond their means.

She can provide cheap credit by anchoring monetary policy against her thrifty norms.

On the map as it is a profligate poor country will look thrifty and virtually all rich countries will look profligate.

Those who follow a thrifty policy could be jailed for holding back economic growth.

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World English Dictionary

thrifty (ˈθrɪftɪ)

—*adj* , thriftier, thriftiest
1.	showing thrift; economical or frugal
2.	rare thriving or prospering

'thriftily

—*adv*

'thriftiness

—n

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