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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thriftless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thrift-less
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wastefully reckless in the use of money or resources.

adj

Not thriving.

Dated

Etymology

From Middle English thrifteles, þriftles, equivalent to thrift + -less.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more thriftless (comparative) most thriftless (superlative)

Derived Forms

thriftlessly thriftlessness

Questions

What does thriftless mean?
Wastefully reckless in the use of money or resources.
Where does thriftless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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