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   thriftless

   /ˈθrɪftləs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their behaviour) spending money in an extravagant and wasteful way.

   Derivatives

   • 1. thriftlessly adverb
   • 2. thriftlessness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › thriftlessThriftless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Thriftless means lacking usefulness or worth, or careless in handling money or resources. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for thriftless.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › thriftlessTHRIFTLESS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Thriftless means without thrift, improvident, or wasteful. It is an archaic word that can also mean useless or pointless. See how to use it in sentences from Project Gutenberg.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHRIFTLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Thriftless means without thrift, improvident, or wasteful. It is an adjective derived from the noun thrift, which means prudence or economy. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of thriftless.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › thriftlessThriftless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Someone who is thriftless is careless about spending and saving their money. If you spend all of your allowance on candy, week after week, you are thriftless.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › thriftlessThriftless - definition of thriftless by The Free Dictionary

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   Thriftless means careless in handling money or wasteful. It also has an archaic meaning of lacking usefulness or value. Find antonyms, translations and examples of thriftless.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › thriftless_adjthriftless, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective thriftless, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishTHRIFTLESS - Definition in English - bab.la

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   UK /ˈθrɪftlɪs/ adjective (of a person or their behaviour) spending money in an extravagant and wasteful way Examples A certain disillusion is perhaps necessary for the practice of conversation: it is the art of the thriftless genius, appropriate to the brilliant failure, the genius manqué, and the inebriate.