2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. [Obs.]
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A young clerk . . . in Latin thriftily them gret [greeted]. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
thriftily — thrifty ► ADJECTIVE (thriftier, thriftiest) ▪ careful and prudent with money. DERIVATIVES thriftily adverb … English terms dictionary
thriftily — adverb in a thrifty manner a used towel that he had used and had left thriftily on the ledge below the mirror rather than consign to the linen basket • Derived from adjective: ↑thrifty … Useful english dictionary
thriftily — adverb see thrifty … New Collegiate Dictionary
thriftily — See thrifty. * * * … Universalium
thriftily — adverb In a thrifty manner, economically … Wiktionary
thriftily — adv. economically, frugally, parsimoniously … English contemporary dictionary
thriftily — thrift·i·ly … English syllables
use thriftily — index conserve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thrifty — thriftily, adv. thriftiness, n. /thrif tee/, adj., thriftier, thriftiest. 1. practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper. 2. thriving, prosperous, or successful. 3. thriving physically; growing vigorously. [1325 75; ME;… … Universalium
English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue … Wikipedia
