thrifty : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: thrifty	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for thrifty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thrifty adj careful and diligent in the use of resources [ant: wasteful] mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money" Synonym(s): careful, thrifty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrifty \Thrift"y\, a. [Compar. {Thriftier}; superl. {Thriftiest}.] 1. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal. Her chaffer was so thrifty and so new. --Chaucer. I am glad he hath so much youth and vigor left, of which he hath not been thrifty. --Swift. 2. Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a thrifty farmer or mechanic. 3. Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving; as, a thrifty plant or colt. 4. Secured by thrift; well husbanded. [R.] I have five hundred crowns, The thrifty hire I saved under your father. --Shak. 5. Well appearing; looking or being in good condition; becoming. [Obs.] I sit at home, I have no thrifty cloth. --Chaucer. Syn: Frugal; sparing; economical; saving; careful.