thrifty
adjective
practicing thrift or economical management; frugal.
thriftiness
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a word derived from
thrifty.
Example Sentences
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Consumer companies are counting on consumers’ thriftiness to go away eventually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Choosing to do it himself shows competence, thriftiness and humility, which may be why this bit clicked so broadly.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
Events will include craft demonstrations, re-enactments and some will even highlight the Viking's thriftiness, Mr Henry said.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2023
She perpetually demonstrated the importance of saving money for a rainy day, and Hall absorbed her thriftiness from a young age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2021
As it was done with a bull-tongue plow and with hoes it was no easy job; but it was well done, as its green thriftiness and fresh, healthy night odor bore witness.
From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Mathew Joseph Holt
