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Definition of Thriftily
1. Adverb. In a thrifty manner. "A used towel that he had used and had left thriftily on the ledge below the mirror rather than consign to the linen basket"
Definition of Thriftily
1. adv. In a thrifty manner.
Definition of Thriftily
1. Adverb. In a thrifty manner, economically. ¹
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Definition of Thriftily
1. in a thrifty manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thriftily
Literary usage of Thriftily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"Cromartie after fourscore went to his country- house to live thriftily, and save
up money to spend at London. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"AJ** Thus Heaven, tho* .ill-sufficient, shows » thf thriftily, adv. ...
Cromartie after fourscore went to his country-house to live thriftily, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language: To which is Appended an English by Lorrin Andrews (1865)
"... the trees planted grow thriftily. O-HAO-HAO, v. See OHAO. To swell, as the
belly or body; to be full, as with much eating ..."
4. A New Pocket Dictionary of the French and English Languages: In Two Parts by Thomas Nugent, J. Ouiseau (1830)
"Thresh, v. vid. Thrash, &c. Threshold, s. seuil, m. Thrice, ad. trois fois Thrift,
s. gain, m. frugalité; herbe à bordure, f. thriftily ..."
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