thrift
noun
economical management; economy; frugality.
thriftlessness
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a word derived from
thrift.
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a word derived from
thriftless.
thriftlessadjectivewithout thrift; improvident; wasteful.
Example Sentences
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About 1810 the Rev. Henry Duncan of Ruthwell, Scotland became worried by the thriftlessness of his parishioners.
From Time Magazine Archive
It hid itself away in the woods from very shame of its thriftlessness.
From David Malcolm by Nelson Lloyd
Not thriftlessness, but unselfishness, may leave them penniless in old age.
From The Leaven in a Great City by Lillian William Betts
The intense selfishness, thriftlessness, and folly of these highly paid operatives, is scarcely credible.
From Thrift by Samuel Smiles
She said that a helpless thriftlessness was at the root of the matter.
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Holme Lee
