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    thriftless
    /ˈθrɪftləs/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or their behaviour) spending money in an extravagant and wasteful way.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › thriftlessThriftless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : lacking usefulness or worth. 2. : careless, wasteful, or incompetent in handling money or resources : improvident. thriftlessly adverb. thriftlessness noun. Synonyms. extravagant. high-rolling. prodigal. profligate. spendthrift. squandering. unthrifty. wasteful. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of thriftless in a Sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHRIFTLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    THRIFTLESS definition: without thrift ; wasteful | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › thriftlessThriftless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who is thriftless is careless about spending and saving their money. If you spend all of your allowance on candy, week after week, you are thriftless. The adjective thriftless is the opposite of thrifty.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › thriftlessThriftless - definition of thriftless by The Free Dictionary

    Define thriftless. thriftless synonyms, thriftless pronunciation, thriftless translation, English dictionary definition of thriftless. adj. 1. Careless in handling money; wasteful. 2. Archaic Lacking usefulness or value. thrift′less·ly adv. thrift′less·ness n.

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    Thriftless definition: without thrift; improvident; wasteful.. See examples of THRIFTLESS used in a sentence.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › thriftlessThriftless Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Thriftless Definition. thrĭftlĭs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Without thrift; wasteful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Lacking usefulness or value. American Heritage. Synonyms: immoderate. careless. wanton. prodigal. extravagant. wasteful. lavish. improvident. unthrifty.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryTHRIFTLESS definition in American English | Collins English ...

    THRIFTLESS definition: without thrift ; wasteful | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › thriftless_adjthriftless, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Not thriving or prosperous; unsuccessful; unfortunate. Obsolete. Longe berde hertles, peyntede Hode witles, Gay cote graceles, makeþ Englissheman þriftles. Ye prowd galantts hertlesse, With your hygh cappis witlesse, And your schort gownys thriftlesse.

  10. www.wordsmyth.netthriftless | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English...

    Definition of thriftless. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels. Log In

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › thriftlessthriftless - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    thrift′less•ness, n. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2021. thrift /θrɪft/ n. [ uncountable] economical management of one's property; economy. Business [ countable] Also called ˈthrift in•stiˌtu•tion. a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union. thrift•less, adj.