unthrift

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Whereat, remembering how she had formerly glozed and gilded the entomologist's unthrift, I remarked, one-fourth in play, three-fourths in earnest, "A good plain business man isn't the least noble work of God, after all."

From Strong Hearts by Cable, George Washington

Whole regions in our country suffer in this way from unthrift, whatever the price of farm products or of lands.

From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson

I do confess thou'rt sweet, yet find Thee such an unthrift of thy sweets, Thy favors are but like the wind Which kisseth everything it meets!

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

C. The factory system is productive of intemperance, unthrift, and poverty.

From Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future by Campbell, Helen

But those who rail against "the competitive system," and think they suffer from it, really suffer from their own unthrift and incapacity.

From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Bierce, Ambrose