"thriftless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more thriftless [comparative], most thriftless [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English thrifteles, þriftles, equivalent to thrift + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thrifteles}} Middle English thrifteles, {{suffix|en|thrift|less}} thrift + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} thriftless (comparative more thriftless, superlative most thriftless)
  1. Wastefully reckless in the use of money or resources.
    Sense id: en-thriftless-en-adj-bI0l2XuF
  2. (botany, horticulture, dated) Not thriving. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Botany, Horticulture
    Sense id: en-thriftless-en-adj-1-SvEj-L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Topics: agriculture, biology, botany, business, horticulture, lifestyle, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: thriftlessly, thriftlessness
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