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| 1. | [ adjective ] avoiding waste | |
| Synonyms: | economical stinting sparing scotch | |
| Examples: | "an economical meal" "a frugal farmer" "a frugal lunch" "a sparing father and a spending son" "stinting in bestowing gifts" "thrifty because they remember the great Depression" (`scotch' is used only informally) |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism thrifty | |
| Similar spelling: |
frugally frugality Fragale fragile frog_legs fragility |
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