frugally

adverb

Definition of frugallynext
as in economically

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Recent Examples of frugally The family lived frugally, Ferguson said, since Good’s partner sold a company and didn’t work as Good attended graduate school online. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026 Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025 My parents had a lot of conversations with my siblings and me about saving money, living frugally, investing, and planning for retirement. — R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugally
  1. economically
  2. cheaply
  3. poorly
  4. inexpensively
  5. sparingly
  6. meagerly
  7. thriftily
Adverb
  • The mid- and late 1970s were a tough time to come of age economically.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
  • The question is if software can make human advice fast enough, accessible enough, and economically efficient enough to compete for a much larger share of $11 trillion in travel spend?
    — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of economically
Adverb
  • Bank of America Analyst Justin Post applauded Meta’s chip plans, writing in a note that the company may have found a way to build or operate its AI infrastructure much more cheaply than Wall Street expected.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Such extensive reuse has allowed SpaceX to fly more cheaply and efficiently than its competitors and dominate the launch market — something that China is working hard to emulate.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of cheaply
Adverb
  • The suggestion that Pebley’s removal was a sign that the team is performing poorly didn’t sit well with coach Lynne Roberts.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • The opposite is true in communities that score poorly, Volpe said.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of poorly
Adverb
  • While secondary payloads can fly with many launch providers, none offer transportation as frequently or inexpensively as SpaceX rideshare.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • To this new arena of few big, let alone original, hits; to a place where expensive corporatized storytelling could hold no candle to the quick-turn, inexpensively made short videos young people watched or the quick-turn, inexpensively made long podcasts older people listened to.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of inexpensively
Adverb
  • Meat shows up sparingly, used as a celebratory food, a small side or a way to flavor dishes.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Flashlights should be used sparingly, so as not to disrupt them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of sparingly
Adverb
  • Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.
    — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025
Definition of meagerly
Adverb
  • That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of thriftily

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“Frugally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugally. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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