Thriftlessly

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a thriftless manner.

    "At the heart of the alleged “paradox of thrift” is the belief that private citizens behaving unwisely (thriftlessly) can at times produce good societal results."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a thriftless manner wordnet

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"At the heart of the alleged “paradox of thrift” is the belief that private citizens behaving unwisely (thriftlessly) can at times produce good societal results."

Etymology

From thriftless + -ly.

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