thriftier
- comparative of thrifty.
Example Sentences
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While affluent Americans are getting thriftier on essentials, they are still spending on extras like wellness and travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
But new survey data show that baby boomers — America’s richest generation and one often perceived as being thriftier those that followed — are more wasteful in certain spending categories than younger people.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Sun Lee, who owns a women's clothing boutique Aria in Toronto, noticed fewer and thriftier customers entering the store since the pandemic.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2023
For many people today, the older containers are reminders of thriftier, more resourceful times.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
In fancy I saw the envious Bannerman shaking his fist at his thriftier, happier brothers.
From The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it by Davis, James J. (James John)
