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INFRUGAL
Etymology
Adjective
infrugal (comparative more infrugal, superlative most infrugal)
Not frugal; wasteful.
Now, I say, why Time should be so burthensome to such as these, or what should betray them to such infrugal Expences of it, I can give no account without making severe Reflexions on their Discretion.
Source: Wiktionary
In*fru"gal, a.
Definition: Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of time. J. Goodman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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