unthrift
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Unthrift — Un thrift , n. 1. Want of thrift; unthriftiness; prodigality. [1913 Webster] 2. An unthrifty person. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unthrift — Un*thrift , a. Unthrifty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unthrift — I. “+ noun Etymology: Middle English, from un (I) + thrift 1. : lack of thrift : extravagance, wastefulness the repression of unthrift … Useful english dictionary
unthrift — n. (Rare.) Prodigal, spendthrift, squanderer … New dictionary of synonyms
unthrift — un·thrift … English syllables
unthrift — A prodigal; a spendthrift. 1 Bl.Comm. 306 … Black's law dictionary
unthrift — A prodigal; a spendthrift … Ballentine's law dictionary
unthriftyhed — unthriftˈyhed or unthriftˈyhead noun (Spenser) Unthriftiness … Useful english dictionary
unthriftyhead — unthriftˈyhed or unthriftˈyhead noun (Spenser) Unthriftiness • • • Main Entry: ↑unthriftyhed … Useful english dictionary
prodigal — A spendthrift; an unthrift. Under the Roman law, if a man by notorious prodigality was in danger of wasting his estate, he was looked upon as non compos, and committed to the care of curators or tutors by the praetor. But under the common law,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
