What does thriftless mean?
Definitions for thriftless
ˈθrɪft lɪsthrift·less
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word thriftless.
Princeton's WordNet
thriftlessadjective
careless of the future
Wiktionary
thriftlessadjective
wastefully reckless in the use of money or other resources
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Thriftlessadjective
Profuse; extravagant.
Etymology: from thrift.
They in idle pomp and wanton play
Consumed had their goods and thriftless hours,
And thrown themselves into these heavy stowers. Edmund Spenser.He shall spend mine honour with his shame,
As thriftless sons their scraping fathers gold. William Shakespeare.
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thriftless
Thriftless refers to someone who lacks or does not exercise careful management of resources, especially money. It generally means being wasteful and not showing care or judgement in the use of resources.
Webster Dictionary
Thriftlessadjective
without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thriftless in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thriftless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of thriftless in a Sentence
One of the diseases of this age is the multitude of books. It is a thriftless and a thankless occupation, this writing of books: a man were better to sing in a cobbler?s shop, for his pay is a penny a patch; but a book-writer, if he get sometimes a few commendations from the judicious, he shall be sure to reap a thousand reproaches from the malicious.
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