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thriftful

thriftful adjective: characterised by thrift; thrifty.

Adjective

thriftful (comparative more thriftful, superlative most thriftful)

  1. Characterised by thrift; thrifty

Forms of thriftful

comparativemore thriftful
superlativemost thriftful

Origin of thriftful

From thrift + -ful.

Words formed from thriftful

Questions about thriftful

What does thriftful mean?
Thriftful means characterised by thrift; thrifty.
What part of speech is thriftful?
Thriftful is an adjective.

Words near thriftful in the dictionary

  1. thrift-box
  2. thrift-boxes
  3. thrifted
  4. thrifter
  5. thrifters
  6. thriftful
  7. thriftfully
  8. thriftier
  9. thriftiest
  10. thriftily
  11. thriftiness

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