Definition of frugal

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Frugal (n.) Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune..

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Economical :: Economical (a.) Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
Prudence :: Prudence (n.) The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality..
Prodigal :: Prodigal (a.) Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses..
Saving :: Saving (a.) Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook..
Spare :: Spare (a.) To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save..
Economy :: Economy (n.) Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony..
Parsimonious :: Parsimonious (a.) Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
Sparing :: Sparing (a.) Spare; saving; frugal; merciful.
Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.
Slender :: Slender (superl.) Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet..
Spare :: Spare (v. t.) Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.
Spare :: Spare (v. i.) To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
Frugalness :: Frugalness (n.) Quality of being frugal; frugality.
Frugality :: Frugality (n.) The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance..
Thrifty :: Thrifty (superl.) Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a thrifty farmer or mechanic..
Huswife :: Huswife (v. t.) To manage with frugality; -- said of a woman.
Spare :: Spare (n.) Parsimony; frugal use.
Economical :: Economical (a.) Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time..
Chary :: Chary (a.) Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, reckless, or spendthrift; saving; frugal..
Managery :: Managery (n.) Husbandry; economy; frugality.
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