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Universalium. 2010.
unthrifty
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Unthrifty — Un*thrift y, a. Not thrifty; profuse. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unthrifty — index improvident, prodigal, profligate (extravagant), profuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unthrifty — late 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + THRIFTY (Cf. thrifty) … Etymology dictionary
unthrifty — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unthrifty — adjective Not thrifty … Wiktionary
unthrifty — In animals, denoting a failure to grow or develop normally as a result of disease … Medical dictionary
unthrifty — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Reckless, especially in the use of material resources: improvident, thriftless. See CAREFUL … English dictionary for students
unthrifty — adj. wasteful, not conserving … English contemporary dictionary
unthrifty — adjective 1》 not using resources carefully; wasteful. 2》 archaic or dialect (of livestock or plants) not strong and healthy. Derivatives unthriftily adverb unthriftiness noun … English new terms dictionary
unthrifty — a. Thriftless, wasteful, lavish, profuse, prodigal, improvident, extravagant … New dictionary of synonyms
