Meaning

3 senses
  1. Showing thrift; economical; frugal.

    sparsam

    эконо́мныйekonómnyj, бережли́выйberežlívyj, хозя́йственныйxozjájstvennyj

    бережли́вийberežlývyj, оща́дливийoščádlyvyj, заоща́дливийzaoščádlyvyj

  2. (dated)Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously.

    процвета́ющийprocvetájuščij

  3. (obsolete)Preserved by thrift; carefully managed.

More definitions
  • careful and diligent in the use of resources
  • mindful of the future in spending money

Examples

16 sentences
  1. Tom is very thrifty.

    deTom ist sehr sparsam.

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  2. Tom is thrifty, isn't he?

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  3. I'm a pretty thrifty person.

    ruЯ довольно экономный человек.

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  4. I'm a pretty thrifty guy.

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  5. Tom is thrifty.

    deTom ist sparsam.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
given to, or evincing, thrift:
Русский
By meaning 2
given to, or evincing, thrift:
thriving by industry and frugality:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
given to, or evincing, thrift:

Origin

From Middle English thrifty, threfty, thryfty, þrifti, equivalent to thrift + -y.

From Middle English thrifty, threfty, thryfty, þrifti, equivalent to thrift + -y.

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Forms

thriftier, thriftiest
Comparativethriftier Lesson
Superlativethriftiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

22 synonyms

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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