"Clouds are being real thrifty with their raindrops 'round here, since there's been a real economy of precipitation in this burg for goin' on 18 months now, folks are suspectin' they're bein' saved up for a 'rainy day' ", Bob the weatherman announced on Tuesday.
My dad was a thrifty spender. He was known for being thrifty.
She was thrifty with her money, always searching for the best deals and saving wherever she could.
It was characteristic of Jim to make thrifty and economic choices.
No. The word thrifty is an adjective. The adverb form is "thriftily" (an a thrifty manner).
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I was thrifty with my money so I won't ask my parents for money in the future.
The word "thrifty" can only be applied to humans.
The noun form of the adjective thrifty is thriftiness.The word thrifty is the adjective form of the noun thrift.
Thrifty is a gentle adjective for 'cheap'. My grandpa was quite thrifty. Rather than pay for the bus, he walked everywhere and always smelled like sweat.
He was always thrifty, making sure to use coupons and shop sales to save money.
I saved up $ 1OO.OO so now I am thrifty with my money so I don't waste it on shoes .
Parsimony enabled Ralph to save enough for a comfortable retirement. Parsimony means being careful with money or thrifty.