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thriftless

[ thrift-lis ]

/ ˈθrɪft lɪs /

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adjective

without thrift; improvident; wasteful.

Archaic. useless or pointless.

Origin of thriftless

1350–1400; Middle English: unsuccessful. See thrift, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM thriftless

thrift·less·ly, adverb thrift·less·ness, noun

Words nearby thriftless

threshold stimulus, threshold substance, threw, thrice, thrift, thriftless, thriftshop, thrifty, thrill, thrill to pieces, thrill-seeker

Example sentences from the Web for thriftless

They are hardworking but thriftless, and much given to drink, chiefly toddy.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
The thriftless and drunkards were always 'advance men, but the provident miners hated it and only dealt there on compulsion'.

Recent Developments in European Thought |Various
Knowing how particular his father was, he was greatly surprised at the thriftless look of everything.

Golden Days for Boys and Girls |Various
They are a thriftless lazy lot, content to raise just sufficient for their actual wants and to pay for whisky.

Maori and Settler |G. A. Henty

His rise and success freed England from the thriftless rule of Henry, and set a boundary to the use of the royal prerogative.

A History of England |Charles Oman