thrifty
adjective
practicing thrift or economical management; frugal.
thriftiest
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superlativeof thrifty.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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United already was one of the thriftiest spenders in MLS, and the latest belt-tightening left Olsen squeezing all he could out of a depleted roster.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2020
That is the thriftiest part of this arrangement: Her admission stay for several days in the hospital will be billed at about $10,000.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2019
Goleta's customers are among the thriftiest with 55 gallons a day, compared the state average of 70 gallons, McInnes said.
From US News ● Aug. 19, 2016
Overnight I became the thriftiest person you’ve ever met—bar those people who split their toilet paper in half.
From Forbes ● Sep. 10, 2014
We are the sharpest and thriftiest people alive in private affairs, and in public matters the most absolute fly-gobblers in the whole world!'
From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by William Henry Hurlbert
