economical 3
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
avoiding waste
Examples
- 1.an economical meal
- 2.a sparing father and a spending son
- 3.sparing in their use of heat and light
- 4.stinting in bestowing gifts
- 5.an economical shopper
- 6.thrifty because they remember the great Depression
- 7.a frugal farmer
- 8.a frugal lunch
- 9.`scotch' is used only informally
Synonyms
- frugal 1
avoiding waste
- scotch 2
avoiding waste
- sparing 1
avoiding waste
- stinting 1
avoiding waste
