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Meaning of 'frugal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Frugal [ n.]
- Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time.
- Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune.

Meaning of 'frugal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . frugal [ s]
Meaning (1):
- avoiding waste
Example in sentence:
  • a frugal farmer;
  • a frugal lunch;
  • a sparing father and a spending son;
  • an economical meal;
  • an economical shopper;
  • sparing in their use of heat and light;
  • stinting in bestowing gifts;
  • thrifty because they remember the great Depression;
  • `scotch' is used only informally

Nearby Words:

frubish fructed fructescence fructiculose fructidor fructiferuos fructification fructified fructify fructifying

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