See Also: unthrifty(medicine)
unthrifty(dictionary)

unthrifty (iou)



unthrifty adjective. LME.
[from UN-1 + THRIFTY.]
Not profitable or serviceable; leading to no advantage; tending to ineffectual use or harm. arch. LME.
Not flourishing physically; lacking vigour or promise in growth. LME.
b. Characterized by lack of prosperity. LME-M16.
Dissolute in conduct; unchaste, profligate. LME-L16.
Not thrifty, economical, or frugal; wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift. M16.
b. Prodigal or lavish of something; unsparing. E17-E18.
unthriftily adverb LME.
unthriftiness noun LME.