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Meaning of "unthriftily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTHRIFTILY

unthriftily  [ʌnˈθrɪftɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTHRIFTILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unthriftily 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 UNTHRIFTILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unthriftily in the English dictionary

The definition of unthriftily in the dictionary is not thriftily, in an unthrifty manner, with a lack of thrift.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTHRIFTILY


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
thriftily
ˈθrɪftɪlɪ
Tilley
ˈtɪlɪ
Tilly
ˈtɪlɪ
toploftily
ˌtɒpˈlɒftɪlɪ
tuftily
ˈtʌftɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTHRIFTILY

unthinkableness
unthinkably
unthinking
unthinkingly
unthinkingness
unthorough
unthought
unthought-of
unthoughtful
unthoughtfully
unthread
unthreatened
unthreatening
unthrift
unthriftihead
unthriftiness
unthrifty
unthriftyhead
unthriftyhed
unthrone

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTHRIFTILY

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

Synonyms and antonyms of unthriftily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unthriftily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTHRIFTILY

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The translations of unthriftily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unthriftily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unthriftily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unthriftily
570 millions of speakers

English

unthriftily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unthriftily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unthriftily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unthriftily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unthriftily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unthriftily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unthriftily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unthriftily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unthriftily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unthriftily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unthriftily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unthriftily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unthriftily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्धटपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unthriftily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unthriftily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unthriftily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unthriftily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unthriftily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unthriftily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unthriftily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unthriftily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unthriftily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unthriftily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTHRIFTILY»

The term «unthriftily» is normally little used and occupies the 142.306 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTHRIFTILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unthriftily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unthriftily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTHRIFTILY»

Discover the use of unthriftily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unthriftily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A complete concordance to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Vol. 13
1: unthriftily[l] G. CY 893 Why they been clothed so unthriftily, unthriftily —' unthriftili adv. unthrifty — 'unthrifti adj. until prep. [ <MED>; <OED> s.v. until prep, and conj.] until; to (in the direction of) [See in-til prep., on5 prep., ti\2 prep., unto1 prep.] ...
Akio Oizumi, 2003
2
A French and English dictionary
Prodigalized, lavished, wasted, stem riotously, disposed of unthriftily, jquandred away. Prooigaliser. To prodigalize it, spend unthriftily, wast, lavish, con,ume,or jquander all away. Prodigalite ; f. Prodigality, riot, unthrifti- nejs, lavish, or wasteful  ...
Randle Cotgrave, 1673
3
The Parker Society ... for the Publication of the Works of ...
... and had snafu“, exercised himself diligently in the obedience of God's precepts , yet, when he should die, he trusted not to choose his own words, but called upon the tender mercy and favourable grace of God, saying: “ Lord, unthriftily have I ...
Thomas Becon, 1844
4
Publications
... but called upon the tender mercy and favourable grace of God, saying, Lord, unthriftily have I lived, and unthriftily have I spent my time, but this one thing comforteth me, that thou dost not despise a contrite and a humbled heart. (Ps. xxxiv.) ...
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication, 1843
5
The riches of Chaucer: in which his impurities have been ...
Lo, thus by smelling and thread-bare array, 335 If that men list, this folk they knowen may; And if a man will ask them privily Why they be clothdd so unthriftily,* They right anon will rounen7 in his ear, And saidn, if that they espidd were 340 Men ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, 1870
6
The catechism of Thomas Becon: with others pieces written by ...
... himself diligently in the obedience of God's precepts, yet, when he should die, he trusted not to choose his own words, but called upon the tender mercy and favourable grace of God, saying : " Lord, unthriftily have I lived, and unthriftily have I ...
Thomas Becon, 1844
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Works
Beating hemp and rasping logwood are performed thriftily by wind and water j unthriftily here and there perhaps by hand : hemp-heating, especially, so unthriftily as to be hanished from all free manufactories, and confined to prisons, where its ...
Jeremy Bentham, Sir John Bowring, 1843
8
The Parker Society for the publication of the works of the ...
... as noble Scipio was, but a private person, yet I have thought it my bounden duty to see such hours in which I might have been unoccupied (which some spend in banquetting, rioting, and gaming) bestowed neither unthriftily ne idly, but to the ...
Parker Society (Great Britain), 1842
9
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
The curious unthrift makes his cloaths too wide. Herbert. — Thy father will receive his unthrift home. Dryd. {%.) * Unthriit. adj. Profuse; wasteful; prodigal ; extravagant. — She with an unthrift love, did run from Venice. Shak. • UNTHRIFTILY. adv.
‎1816
10
The Works
Beating hemp and rasping logwood are performed thriftily by wind and water ; unthriftily here and there perhaps by hand : hemp-beating, especially, so unthriftily as to be banished from all free manufactories, and confined to prisons, where its ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, 1843

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTHRIFTILY»

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After Katrina
... columns and iron lace of the gently moldering Garden District, or who were unthriftily prepared to laisser le bon temps rouler at Mardi Gras or the Super Bowl. «The New York Review of Books, Nov 06»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Unthriftily [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unthriftily>. May 2024 ».
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