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Meaning of "thriftily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THRIFTILY

thriftily  [ˈθrɪftɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THRIFTILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thriftily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES THRIFTILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thriftily in the English dictionary

The definition of thriftily in the dictionary is in such a way as to show thrift; economically or frugally.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THRIFTILY


Chantilly
ʃænˈtɪlɪ
craftily
ˈkrɑːftɪlɪ
draftily
ˈdrɑːftɪlɪ
draughtily
ˈdrɑːftɪlɪ
guiltily
ˈɡɪltɪlɪ
hastily
ˈheɪstɪlɪ
haughtily
ˈhɔːtɪlɪ
heartily
ˈhɑːtɪlɪ
heftily
ˈhɛftɪlɪ
loftily
ˈlɒftɪlɪ
mightily
ˈmaɪtɪlɪ
naughtily
ˈnɔːtɪlɪ
niftily
ˈnɪftɪlɪ
scantily
ˈskæntɪlɪ
shiftily
ˈʃɪftɪlɪ
Tilley
ˈtɪlɪ
Tilly
ˈtɪlɪ
toploftily
ˌtɒpˈlɒftɪlɪ
tuftily
ˈtʌftɪlɪ
unthriftily
ʌnˈθrɪftɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THRIFTILY

thrice
thridace
thrift
thrift shop
thriftier
thriftiest
thriftiness
thriftless
thriftlessly
thriftlessness
thrifty
thrill
thrill-seeker
thrilled
thrilled to bits
thriller
thrilling
thrillingly
thrillingness
thrilly

WORDS THAT END LIKE THRIFTILY

beastily
cattily
daintily
dirtily
emptily
frostily
jauntily
lustily
meatily
mustily
nattily
prettily
smuttily
tastily
tattily
testily
thirstily
throatily
weightily
wittily

Synonyms and antonyms of thriftily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thriftily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THRIFTILY

Find out the translation of thriftily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thriftily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thriftily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

勤俭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

thriftily
570 millions of speakers

English

thriftily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thriftily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

thriftily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хозяйски
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parcimoniosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিতব্যয়িভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

économe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan pantas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sparsam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

thriftily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thriftily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiết kiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thriftily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झपाटयाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanaatkarlıklarıyla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parsimonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszczędnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хазяйськи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

economicos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετρημένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zuinig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sparsamt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thriftily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thriftily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THRIFTILY»

The term «thriftily» is normally little used and occupies the 140.315 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THRIFTILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thriftily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRIFTILY»

Discover the use of thriftily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thriftily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The History of the People's Republic of China, 1949-1976
One report, entitled "Diligently and thriftily running the co-ops," stimulated Mao's comment of "diligently and thriftily running everything."23 During the following years he would mention the point of diligence occasionally. In the context of ...
Julia Strauss, 2007
2
A complete concordance to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Vol. 13
4: thriftily[4] A GP 105 Under his belt he bar ful thriftily A. Ml 3131 Abyd, and lat us werken thriftily." F. FK 11 74 Which that in Latyn thriftily hem grette, Tr 1 1 1 211 She took hire leve at hem ful thriftily, thriftily —'thriftili adv. thrifty — 'thrift! adj.
Akio Oizumi, Geoffrey Chaucer, 2003
3
Solving the Climate Crisis through Social Change: Public ...
We would have to use renewable electricity and low-temperature heat provided by direct solar thriftily as well, because solar electricity would be more expensive than today's (2011) market price of electricity. There are many means of using ...
Gar W Lipow, 2012
4
Rim o' the World
CHAPTER. TWO: THE. LORRIGAN. TREE. GROWS. THRIFTILY. Young TomLorriganhadfoundhismate. Had heknownmore about life in the big world beyond the Rim,hemusthavebeenamazedat his luck. Once a man dropped dead in ...
B. M. Bower, 2014
5
Algorithms and Data Structures: 12th International ...
5. How. to. Stab. Rectangles,. Thriftily. Let P be a set of n points in the plane, and let S be some given family of geometric regions, each with at least two points from P on its boundary. The problem of how many points are required to stab all the ...
Frank Dehne, John Iacono, Jörg-Rüdiger Sack, 2011
6
Dictionarium Minus: A Compendious Dictionary English-latin ...
Thriftily. Frugalirèr. To ufe thriftily. Patee adhi- bcre. Thriftily ufcd. Pareé abhibi- j Thrift! neß as thrift. Paiimo- niai. ! To thrive. D'cefco ere . To thrive izfltflj. Pmgucfco crc. Incrafior «tri. Thriven (is wealth.) Diratus (Ujlcjh.) Incraffarus. A thriving.
Christopher Wase, 1662
7
The Handbook of Language Contact
In southern Min, for example, we find structures of the following type: (7) a. saan kin sue-suechieng khi clothes quick wash-wash clean 'wash the clothes very quickly' b. in khin khin khiãm khiãm teh kue jit ci 3PL thriftily-thriftily DUR pass day ...
Raymond Hickey, 2012
8
Rethinking China in the 1950s
There was no essential change, the only difference was the inclusion of " arranging family life well" and "encouraging dear ones to work and study well" within the principle of "working hard and thriftily to maintain the family" and the addition of ...
Mechthild Leutner, 2007
9
Reconceiving Women's Equality in China: A Critical ...
Furthermore, Zhang called on all women to carry out Chairman Mao's instruction of building up the country economically, and as a guideline she emphasized that among the many forms of thrift management — thriftily run factories, thriftily run ...
Lijun Yuan, 2005
10
A French and English dictionary
Mesnager :m. as Mesnagier ; wbtn:e the Proverb. Prou despendre, & peu gaigner saccage le mesnager. Mesnager. To husband, to use thriftily, govern discreetly, makf the best or most of a thing. Mesnagerement. frugally, thriftily, providently, ...
Randle Cotgrave, 1673

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRIFTILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thriftily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
TIP! Yet more cheap pizza
I'm so glad we all agree that pizza, while being the best food to ever exist, should be consumed thriftily. Because, honestly, we could make this at home. We just ... «RVANews, Jul 15»
2
Martinez Shuts Down Evans Rumors
To many, that's money that could be far more thriftily spent as the Blues look to bounce back from a disappointing 2014-15 season. In any case, a deal that once ... «Royal Blue Mersey, Jul 15»
3
Steel fabrication company files $37K lawsuit against contractor for …
Manufab Inc. is represented by Peter S. Thriftily Jr. of New Orleans-based Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn LLP. The case has been assigned to Division N ... «The Louisiana Record, Jun 15»
4
There's a fate for leftovers that is fried and true
The accompanying recipe is a template, and one that thriftily makes use of often discarded, tender and sweet broccoli stems. But you can go through your ... «HeraldNet, Jun 15»
5
5 Money-Saving Tips From America's Most Frugal Mom
... mom who boasts about 500,000 followers on her blog, FunCheapOrFree.com, shared with INSIDE EDITION five of her best-kept secrets to living thriftily. «Inside Edition, May 15»
6
Yorkshire tea: get to grips with a fat rascal
Fat rascals originally seem to have been a sort of biscuit made by thriftily rerolling the pastry scraps with a bit of sugar and perhaps some dried fruit, but Bettys ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
7
Facebook Responds to Critics by Unlocking Internet.org
The Internet.org versions of their websites must encourage users to explore the entire Internet, must use data thriftily, and must offer pages that are optimized for ... «TechNewsWorld, May 15»
8
Reduce, reuse and recycle for a thriftier existence and a greener …
For me, attempting to live a little more thriftily is about more than just saving money, writes Sheena Grant. Comments; Email; Print. To send a link to this page to a ... «Ipswich Star, Apr 15»
9
BeefTalk: Buy wisely and spend thriftily
NDSU Extension- The world would be a mess if everything were free, so everything has a cost. As the beef industry interacts with the market, individual ... «Farm and Ranch Guide, Jan 15»
10
Joanna McQuillan Weeks: Jessica Fisher creates frugal, fabulous …
This new lifestyle motivated Fisher to cook creatively and thriftily, while also satisfying the “foodie taste buds” of her family of eight. The most recent outgrowth of ... «Seacoastonline.com, Nov 14»

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