Unthrift

//ˈʌnθɹɪft// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lack of thriftiness; prodigality. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught, For frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught; But my learning is of another degree"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unthrifty.

    "VVots thou vvho's returnd, / The unthrift Bonvile, ragged as a ſcarre-crovv / The VVarres have gnavv'd his garments to the skinne: […]"

Synonyms

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prodigalprofligatespendthriftwaster

Antonyms

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miser

Example

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"My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught, For frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught; But my learning is of another degree"

Etymology

From Middle English unthrift, equivalent to un- + thrift.

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