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unthrifty
adjective
uk /ʌnˈθrɪf.ti/ us /ʌnˈθrɪf.ti/
unthriftyadjective (CARELESS WITH MONEY)
not using money carefully and not avoiding waste:
The people were described as lazy and unthrifty.
Thrift is often seen as being a virtue in itself, and this puts us off unthrifty practices such as generosity and feasting.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wasting
boondoggle
dissipate
dissipation
down the drainidiom
flabbily
piss
piss something away
prodigal
prodigality
prodigally
profligacy
spendthrift
squander
throw good money after badidiom
throw something away
toss
toss something away
uneconomic
wastage
wasted
unthriftyadjective (UNHEALTHY)
old -fashioned
not strong and healthy:
Some dead or unthrifty trees may need to be replaced.
From the back of the house could be seen a small area of unthrifty grass.
It's an unthrifty horse - hard to keep in good condition.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not fit & healthy
be a shadow/shell of your former selfidiom
be at death's dooridiom
bed
clinically obese
complain of something
critical list
frailty
gaunt
groggy
hollow
hollow-eyed
infirm
overnutrition
poorly
rough
run someone/something down
take to your bedidiom
undernourishment
unhealthful
wan
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