economical (s)
frugal (s)
scotch (s)
sparing (s)
stinting (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def avoiding waste
examples an economical meal
an economical shopper
a frugal farmer
a frugal lunch
a sparing father and a spending son
sparing in their use of heat and light
stinting in bestowing gifts
thrifty because they remember the great Depression
`scotch' is used only informally
Outgoing links
Similar to thrifty
Domain of synset - USAGE colloquialism
Derivationally related form frugal → frugalness
Derivationally related form frugal → frugality
Derivationally related form economical → economy
Incoming links
Similar to thrifty
Derived from adjective frugally → frugal
Derived from adjective sparingly → sparing
Derivationally related form frugalness → frugal
Derivationally related form frugality → frugal
Derivationally related form economy → economical
Member of this domain - USAGE colloquialism

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