unthrifty
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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
Stall-feeding is lost on an ill-shaped, unthrifty animal.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
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.
The tax, under thrifty management, could be easily paid; under unthrifty management, it would ruin the manager.
From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson
They were formerly too often housed in damp, dirty, close, and imperfectly-built sheds, which was a fruitful source of disease and of unthrifty animals.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
