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Definition of Thriftlessness
1. Noun. The trait of wasting resources. "The wastefulness of missed opportunities"
Generic synonyms: Improvidence, Shortsightedness
Derivative terms: Thriftless, Waste, Waste, Wasteful
Definition of Thriftlessness
1. Noun. property of being thriftless ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thriftlessness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thriftlessness
Literary usage of Thriftlessness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Later Leaves: Being the Further Reminiscences of Montagu Williams by Montagu Stephen Williams (1891)
"Drunkenness—A three months' return of charges—Laziness—" Season- ticket
holders"—thriftlessness—An Englishman's ..."
2. History of the Thrift Movement in America by Simon William Straus (1920)
"thriftlessness AMONG THE POOR When a nation is riding high on the waves of
prosperity the need of thrift is not as apparent as when adversity comes. ..."
3. History of the Thrift Movement in America by Simon William Straus (1920)
"CHAPTER III AMERICA'S RECORD OF thriftlessness DURING the half century preceding
the war there was a rapid growth in the per capita wealth of the people of ..."
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