unthrift

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noun

un·​thrift
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: lack of thrift : extravagance, wastefulness
the repression of unthrift and dissipationJames Ford
2
: an extravagant person : spendthrift, wastrel
like unthrifts, having spent your stock, and needy grownJohn Drinkwater

unthrift

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adjective

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: extravagant, lavish, unthrifty
in an unthrift generosity, has given it with a much more valuable presentJ. G. Lockhart

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from un- entry 1 + thrift

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“Unthrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unthrift. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

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