Thrifty

3 definitions found

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

  Thrifty \Thrift"y\ (thr[i^]ft"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Thriftier};
     superl. {Thriftiest}.]
     1. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy
        and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal.
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              Her chaffer was so thrifty and so new. --Chaucer.
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              I am glad he hath so much youth and vigor left, of
              which he hath not been thrifty.       --Swift.
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     2. Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the
        acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a
        thrifty farmer or mechanic.
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     3. Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving; as, a thrifty
        plant or colt.
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     4. Secured by thrift; well husbanded. [R.]
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              I have five hundred crowns,
              The thrifty hire I saved under your father. --Shak.
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     5. Well appearing; looking or being in good condition;
        becoming. [Obs.]
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              I sit at home, I have no thrifty cloth. --Chaucer.
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     Syn: Frugal; sparing; economical; saving; careful.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thrifty
       adj 1: careful and diligent in the use of resources [ant: {wasteful}]
       2: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with
          money" [syn: {careful}]
       [also: {thriftiest}, {thriftier}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "thrifty":
     Scotch, blooming, booming, burgeoning, canny, careful, chary,
     cheap, cheeseparing, conserving, economic, economical, economizing,
     forehanded, foresighted, frugal, growing, labor-saving, miserly,
     money-saving, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise,
     penurious, preserving, prospering, prosperous, provident, prudent,
     prudential, roaring, robust, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare,
     sparing, stingy, thriving, tight-fisted, time-saving, unwasteful