The meaning of Thriftless

adjective

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

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He was drinking excessive amounts of brandy

Beyond normal limits

adjective

Too much or too many

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Some property owners complained that they were being charged excessive fees., the directive will pr…

adjective

Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

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It was rather extravagant to buy both

adjective

More expensive than is necessary or reasonable, or having the characteristics of being expensive

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Company executives enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle., top athletes are showered with extravagant gi…

adjective

Spending or costing a lot of money

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Severe cuts in public spending mean that demands for extravagant pay rises are no longer realistic.…

adjective

Not sensible or restrained; excessive.

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Immoderate drinking

adjective

Too much or many, or more than is usual or reasonable

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Immoderate drinking, immoderate demands

adjective

Not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.

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Improvident and undisciplined behaviour

adjective

Not planning carefully for the future, especially by spending money in a way that is unwise

adjective

Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.

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It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind

adjective

Not wise, and likely to have bad results

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Imprudent borrowing/lending, imprudent to do sth they were advised that it would be imprudent to be…

adjective

(of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility.

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It would have been irresponsible just to drive on

adjective

Not thinking carefully enough or not caring about what might result from actions taken

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[ + to infinitive ] it would have been irresponsible to let claire drive home when she was so tired.

adjective

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

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A lavish banquet

verb

Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.

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The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film

adjective

Spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough

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The team has the most lavish training facility in the league., they live in a lavishly furnished ap…

adjective

Spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

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Prodigal habits die hard

noun

A person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.

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He hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives

adjective

Tending to spend or use something without thinking of the future

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He was prodigal with his talents.

adjective

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

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Profligate consumers of energy

noun

A licentious, dissolute person.

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He is a drunkard and a profligate

adjective

Heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous.

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You mustn't be so reckless

noun

A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.

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Putt was a spendthrift and a heavy gambler

noun

A person who wastes money, or spends more than is necessary

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I’m not a spendthrift and i really have to think about my purchases.

noun

Someone who spends too much money without thinking about the results

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The changes in the law seem to punish districts for good financial management while rewarding spend…

verb

Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

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£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax

verb

Present participle of squander

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They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun., ireland squandered …

adjective

Not using money and other resources carefully; wasteful.

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Playing those machines was a worldly unthrifty activity not to be indulged in

adjective

Not using money carefully and not avoiding waste

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The people were described as lazy and unthrifty., thrift is often seen as being a virtue in itself,…

adjective

(of a person, action, or process) using or expending something of value carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

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Wasteful energy consumption

adjective

Being a bad use of something valuable that you have only a limited amount of

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Wasteful spending, a wasteful use of resources

adjective

Not being careful about the amount of resources used for something

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Top business advisers have been brought in to identify areas of wasteful government spending.