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Definition of frugal:
- Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time.
- Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune.
Synonyms:
careful, economies, satisfying, economic, thrifty, set, scotch, heavy, alfresco, saving, skimpy, hearty, ungenerous, scanty, scrimping, sit-down, celebratory, slap-up, economizing, provident, chary, thrift, save, light, sparing, economical, stinting, canny.
- economical (part of speech: adjective)
- temperate (part of speech: adjective)
- stingy (part of speech: adjective)
Usage examples:
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One young lad after another, or generally two at a time, share the frugal meals at the parsonage; and our friend is sometimes heard to boast that none of these guests of his have as yet been plucked.
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The farmers are industrious and frugal, educate their families, and are growing rich in land if not in money.
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We are not surprised that the little room at the back of Mr. Watkin's shop, with the bed of paper shavings, and Mr. Watkin's frugal meals, yes, even sleeping in dry- goods boxes in a grocer's shed, or the shelter of a disused boiler in a vacant " lot," was preferable to the acceptance of money sent through the intervention of Henry Molyneux to Henry Molyneux's brother- in- law.