thriftier; thriftiest
1
: given to or marked by economy and good management
2
: thriving by industry and frugality : prosperous
3
: growing vigorously
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if you are thrifty, you can find ways to decorate your room stylishly yet inexpensively
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Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
Wholesale clubs can be a particularly thrifty move for large or multiple families who can divvy up bulk supplies.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2024
Chinese netizens largely praised Ye for being thrifty, mirroring the preference among Chinese consumers for cheap thrills amid a slow economic recovery.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
BOBs, as they were known, were thrifty, embraced a D.I.Y. ethos, and valued function over prestige.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Thrifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrifty. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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thrifty
adjective
thriftier; thriftiest
1
: doing well because of hard work and thrift : prosperous
2
: growing strongly
thrifty cattle
3
: tending to save money
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