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Frugal Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Frugal? [adj] avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; (`scotch' is used only informally) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Frugal: economical \| scotch \| sparing \| stinting \| thrifty Related Terms \| Find terms related to Frugal: abstemious \| ascetic \| austere \| budget \| canny \| careful \| chary \| cheap \| cheeseparing \| conservational \| conservative \| conserving \| discreet \| dwarfed \| dwarfish \| easy \| economic \| economical \| economizing \| economy \| exiguous \| forehanded \| frugal to excess \| impoverished \| inexpensive \| jejune \| labor-saving \| lean \| Lenten \| limited \| low \| low-priced \| manageable \| meager \| mean \| measured \| meticulous \| miserly \| moderate \| modest \| money-saving \| narrow \| negligible \| niggardly \| nominal \| overfrugal \| paltry \| parsimonious \| penny-pinching \| penny-wise \| penny-wise and pound-foolish \| penurious \| piddling \| poor \| preserving \| provident \| prudent \| prudential \| puny \| reasonable \| restrained \| saving \| scamping \| scant \| scanty \| Scotch \| scrawny \| scrimp \| scrimping \| scrimpy \| sensible \| shabby \| shoddy \| skimp \| skimping \| skimpy \| slender \| slight \| slim \| small \| sober \| spare \| sparing \| Spartan \| starvation \| stingy \| stinted \| stinting \| straitened \| stunted \| subsistence \| temperate \| thin \| thrifty \| tight-fisted \| time-saving \| token \| too frugal \| unexpensive \| unnourishing \| unnutritious \| unwasteful \| wary \| watered \| watery \| within means \| worth the money See Also \| Frugal In Webster's Dictionary \Fru"gal\, a. [L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See {Fruit}, n.] 1. 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. I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Such disproportions. --Milton. 2. Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune. ``Frugal fare.'' --Dryden.

Frugal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Frugal?

[adj] avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; (`scotch' is used only informally)

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Frugal In Webster's Dictionary

\Fru"gal\, a. [L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit;
hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of
frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See
{Fruit}, n.]
1. 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.

         I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could
         commit Such disproportions.           --Milton.

2. Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal
   fortune. ``Frugal fare.'' --Dryden.

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