In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
FRUGAL
economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting
(adjective) avoiding waste; âan economical mealâ; âan economical shopperâ; âa frugal farmerâ; âa frugal lunchâ; âa sparing father and a spending sonâ; âsparing in their use of heat and lightâ; âstinting in bestowing giftsâ; âthrifty because they remember the great Depressionâ; ââscotchâ is used only informallyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
frugal (comparative more frugal, superlative most frugal)
Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
Synonyms
• cheap
• economical
• thrifty
• See also frugal
Antonyms
• lavish
• prodigal
• spendthrift
Source: Wiktionary
Fru"gal, a. Etym: [L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See Fruit, n.]
1. Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time. I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Such disproportions. Milton.
2. Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune. "Frugal fare." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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