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thriftlessly

/thrift-lis/US // ˈθrɪft lɪs //

无节制地,俭朴地,节俭地,勤俭节约

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : without thrift; improvident; wasteful.
    • : Archaic. useless or pointless.

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Examples

  • She is tidy enough, but very thriftless—mean, without the power of being economical.

  • They did not belong to the race which too frequently make thrift a vice, but were descendants of one the world counts thriftless.

  • Not a word is left unsaid that can flatter the criminal or encourage the thriftless.

  • Merchant Jack is a thriftless beggar at best, and who could have foreseen wintry weather like this?

  • They will be a thousand times more happy and useful than in leading listless and thriftless lives.