as in wasteful
given to spending money freely or foolishly
the unthrifty couple ended up having to declare bankruptcy
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wasteful
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The frustration helped spawn the fruitless and wasteful 2021 attempt to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom — which cost taxpayers more than $200 million — and fuels the perennial fantasy of a breakaway rural state called Jefferson.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025 -
Some onlookers have criticized the initiative as costly and wasteful.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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“Unthrifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthrifty. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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