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THRIFTLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thriftless mean?
• THRIFTLESS (adjective)
The adjective THRIFTLESS has 1 sense:
1. careless of the future
Familiarity information: THRIFTLESS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Careless of the future
Similar:
improvident (not provident; not providing for the future)
Derivation:
thriftlessness (the trait of wasting resources)
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