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thrifty (t̸hrif′tē)
adjective thriftier thrift′i·er, thriftiest thrift′i·est
- practicing or showing thrift; economical; provident
- thriving; flourishing; prospering
- growing vigorously, as a plant
Related Forms:
- thriftily thrift′i·ly adverb
- thriftiness thrift′i·ness noun
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Modifies a noun
- man: In North America no-one forces farmers, who are thrifty, shrewd business men or women, to use biotechnology.
Modifying Another Word
- extremely: This successful fundraising, together with extremely thrifty and efficient hard work helped to steady RNIB's finances by the end of 2004/05.
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