UNTHRIFT

Etymology

Noun

unthrift (countable and uncountable, plural unthrifts)

A lack of thriftiness; prodigality.

(now rare) Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money.

Adjective

unthrift (comparative more unthrift, superlative most unthrift)

Unthrifty.

Source: Wiktionary


Un"thrift`, n.

1. Want of thrift; untriftiness; prodigality.

2. An unthrifty. [Obs.] Dryden.

Un*thrift", a.

Definition: Unthrifty. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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