œconomical
œconomical is the archaic spelling of economical.
Meaning of economical
Adjective
economical (comparative more economical, superlative most economical)
- Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
- He was an economical person by nature.
- Synonyms:
- abstemious, penny-pinching, sparing, canny, chary, moderate, cheap, close with a buck, economic, frugal
- Saving money or resources.
- The new, eco-friendly bicycle was an economical purchase.
- Synonyms:
- bargainous, inexpensive, low-cost, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie, cheapo, cheesy, competitive
- Relating to economy in any other sense.
- In economical science, value and the power of producing value are taken into consideration.1854, Patrick Edward Dove, The Elements of Political Science, part 2, page 246
- Having a low economy rate.
- Antonyms:
- expensive
Forms of œconomical
| comparative | more œconomical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most œconomical |
Questions about œconomical
- What is œconomical the archaic spelling of?
- Œconomical is the archaic spelling of economical.
Words near œconomical in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: œconomical (page history and authors); economical (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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