UNTHRIFTILY

Etymology

Adverb

unthriftily (comparative more unthriftily, superlative most unthriftily)

In a way that is not thrifty.

(obsolete) In an improper or unbecoming manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*thrift"i*ly, adv.

1. Not thriftily.

2. Improperly; unbecomingly. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNTHRIFTY

Un*thrift"y, a.

Definition: Not thrifty; profuse. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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