Meanings
adverbunthriftily (comparative more unthriftily, superlative most unthriftily)
comparative more unthriftily · superlative most unthriftily
- In a way that is not thrifty.
Origin
- Middle Englishunthriftily
- Englishunthriftily
From Middle English unthriftily. By surface analysis, unthrifty + ly.
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APA
unthriftily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthriftily
MLA
“unthriftily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthriftily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unthriftily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthriftily.
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