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improvident, prodigal, profligate (extravagant), profuse
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Thriftless — Thrift less, a. Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs. {Thrift less*ly}, adv. {Thrift less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thriftless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ spending money in an extravagant and wasteful way … English terms dictionary
thriftless — [thrift′lis] adj. without thrift; wasteful thriftlessly adv. thriftlessness n … English World dictionary
thriftless — adjective Date: 15th century 1. lacking usefulness or worth 2. careless, wasteful, or incompetent in handling money or resources ; improvident • thriftlessly adverb • thriftlessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
thriftless — thriftlessly, adv. thriftlessness, n. /thrift lis/, adj. 1. without thrift; improvident; wasteful. 2. Archaic. useless or pointless. [1350 1400; ME: unsuccessful. See THRIFT, LESS] * * * … Universalium
thriftless — adjective wastefully reckless in the use of money or other resources See Also: thriftlessness … Wiktionary
thriftless — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. extravagant, lavish, negligent; see wasteful . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Reckless, especially in the use of material resources: improvident, unthrifty. See CAREFUL … English dictionary for students
thriftless — thrift·less || θrɪftlɪs adj. spender, squanderer … English contemporary dictionary
thriftless — adjective spending money in an extravagant and wasteful way. Derivatives thriftlessly adverb thriftlessness noun … English new terms dictionary
thriftless — a. Extravagant, profuse, lavish, prodigal, wasteful, unthrifty, too free, over liberal, improvident … New dictionary of synonyms
