Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a thrifty manner; frugally; carefully; with the carefulness and prudence which characterize good husbandry; economically.
- Punctiliously; politely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a thrifty manner.
- adverb obsolete Carefully; properly; becomingly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
thrifty manner,economically .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a thrifty manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hugging this sophistry to her breast, and still searching for love, she believes him until the day of realisation dawns upon her -- old and broken and bitter-hearted, with scarcely a friend left in the world, and not even the compensating coin thriftily demanded by her sister of the streets.
Master of the Vineyard Myrtle Reed 1892
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Efficiency and decoupling have helped California to consume electricity far more thriftily than the rest of America.
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Efficiency and decoupling have helped California to consume electricity far more thriftily than the rest of America.
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Efficiency and decoupling have helped California to consume electricity far more thriftily than the rest of America.
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I am optimistic that the next generation in Britain will see the need to live thriftily, frugally, and within their means and will buckle down to doing that and, being human, probably make Virtue of Necessity.
University applications rise as candidates race to avoid higher fees 2011
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So, it hit me that I'd been working on this record, and I said, "I'm a DIY artist, so I kind of have to spend my money wisely and thriftily."
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So, it hit me that I'd been working on this record, and I said, "I'm a DIY artist, so I kind of have to spend my money wisely and thriftily."
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If you work hard, save thriftily and accumulate a fortune, you'll be taxed constantly and then see up to one-half of your savings go to your distant Uncle Sam instead of the heirs that you choose.
It's Unfair, and There's a Better Way Ed McCaffery 2010
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Ribera's delicately hatched, fragmentary profile head in chalk (c. 1622), with an ear depicted twice in an effort to get it right, competes for attention with a frontal, subtly stroked "portrait" of a bat with outstretched wings (c. 1620-25); the leftover spaces flanking the bat are thriftily filled by more studies of ears — one in side view, the other dramatically foreshortened.
Iberian Treasures in Chalk and Ink Karen Wilkin 2010
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So, it hit me that I'd been working on this record, and I said, "I'm a DIY artist, so I kind of have to spend my money wisely and thriftily."
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