Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thriftily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: thrifti-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a thrifty manner; economically.

Etymology

From Middle English thriftily, þriftiliche, equivalent to thrifty + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thriftily
Suffix: thrifty

Inflected Forms

more thriftily (comparative) most thriftily (superlative)

Questions

What does thriftily mean?: In a thrifty manner; economically.
Where does thriftily come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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