Thriftily

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thriftily \Thrift"i*ly\ (thr[i^]ft"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.
     1. In a thrifty manner.
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     2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. [Obs.]
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              A young clerk . . . in Latin thriftily them gret
              [greeted].                            --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thriftily
       adv : in a thrifty manner; "a used towel that he had used and had
             left thriftily on the ledge below the mirror rather
             than consign to the linen basket"