unthrifty
Example Sentences
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Comparing a careful and an unthrifty family, the difference in use may amount to as much as a third on the total wage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
He was careless and unthrifty, while she was quite the reverse.
From St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various
In ill-fed, weak, unthrifty cows palsy of the hind limbs and tail may appear in the last weeks of pregnancy.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Woe to the unthrifty gardener, who, while drilling in his mustard, or cress, or radishes, scatters a few seeds on the surface!
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.
This will be lost on an ill-shaped, unthrifty beast.
