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
The typical savings rate of the thriftiest cohort — aged 65 to 69 — topped out at 7.5 percent in 2005.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2015
San Francisco Bay Area water users — some with no lawns —were among the thriftiest, using around 70 gallons of water per person per day.
From US News ● Apr. 2, 2015
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
Sixty-five per cent. of France's population is rural, and France is prosperous, and her people are the thriftiest and most saving in the world.
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
