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   What does thriftless mean?

   • The adjective thriftless is the opposite of thrifty. When you're thrifty, you possess the quality of thrift, which means being careful about saving money and other resources. When you're thriftless, you lack this habit of thrift; you can see this in the suffix -less, which means "lacking."

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   What does it mean if a woman is thriftless?

   • See thrift, -less She is tidy enough, but very thriftless—mean, without the power of being economical. They did not belong to the race which too frequently make thrift a vice, but were descendants of one the world counts thriftless. Not a word is left unsaid that can flatter the criminal or encourage the thriftless.

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   What does thrift mean?

   • thrift (countable and uncountable, plural thrifts) (uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house. (countable, US) A savings bank. Usually, home mortgages are obtained from thrifts.

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   What does a thriftles Mariage mean?

   • A thriftles Mariage with the trustles king of Spaine. Creating or resulting in unfavourable circumstances; that places a person or thing at a disadvantage with regard to another or others; involving or… Tending towards disadvantage; disadvantageous, detrimental. Tending to do disservice; unhelpful, hurtful, detrimental.

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   Is merchant Jack a thriftless beggar?

   • Not a word is left unsaid that can flatter the criminal or encourage the thriftless. Merchant Jack is a thriftless beggar at best, and who could have foreseen wintry weather like this? They will be a thousand times more happy and useful than in leading listless and thriftless lives. Thriftless definition: without thrift; improvident; wasteful..

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   When was thrift first recorded?

   • [1350–1400; ME: unsuccessful. See thrift, -less] This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: absolute, drag, kick, range, screen

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   lacking usefulness or worth; careless, wasteful, or incompetent in handling money or resources : improvident… See the full definition

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   THRIFTLESS definition: without thrift ; wasteful | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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   Thriftless definition: without thrift; improvident; wasteful.. See examples of THRIFTLESS used in a sentence.

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   Of, pertaining to, or characterized by asthenia; weak, debilitated; weakening. Wanting tone; characterized by want of tone or nervous elasticity in the system. Originally: resulting in or characterized by weakness or debility (cf. and in figurative contexts.

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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. The adjective thriftless is the opposite of thrifty.

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   Define thriftless. thriftless synonyms, thriftless pronunciation, thriftless translation, English dictionary definition of thriftless. adj. 1. Careless in handling money; wasteful. 2. Archaic Lacking usefulness or value. thrift′less·ly adv. thrift′less·ness n.

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