Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: thrifty
IPA transcription: [θɹ'ɪfti]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: thrifty
    Meaning: careful and diligent in the use of resources
Usage examples
  • As we journeyed on down the Platte, we passed thrifty ranches and thriving little towns.
  • Here he and his partner had in a few months of strenuous labor taken from the narrow and unimportant rivulet more wealth than most could save in a lifetime of patient and thrifty toil.
  • The bark is of a bright cinnamon color and is handsomely braided and reticulated on thrifty trees, flaking off in thin, shining ribbons that are sometimes used by the Indians for tent matting.