thriftless
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It is now quite familiar— "Thriftless, shiftless, feckless."
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
Thriftless has his near leader in the back-seat of a pony-carriage, and Sir Guy's off-wheeler is over the pole.
From Kate Coventry An Autobiography by Whyte-Melville, G. J.
Thriftless love shall be Alizon's, and the grave shall be her bridal bed.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
We see Jack Thriftless prancing in the park, or darting in his brougham down Pall Mall: we eat his dinners served on his miraculous plate.
From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Thriftless gives, not from a beneficent pleasure in giving, but from a lazy delight in spending.
From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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