unthrifty

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adjective

Not thrifty: wasteful, extravagant; unproductive.

OriginMiddle English unthrifty →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveunthrifty (comparative unthriftier, superlative unthriftiest)

comparative unthriftier · superlative unthriftiest

  1. Not thrifty: wasteful, extravagant; unproductive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
extravagantlavishloose-handedprodigalprofligatewasteful

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunthrifty
  2. Englishunthrifty

From Middle English unthrifty. By surface analysis, un + thrifty.

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APA

unthrifty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthrifty

MLA

“unthrifty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthrifty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unthrifty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthrifty.

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