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Definition of unthrifty in English: unthriftyadjectiveʌnˈθrɪftiˌənˈθrɪfti 1Not using money and other resources carefully; wasteful. 不节约的，不节俭的；浪费的 playing those machines was a worldly unthrifty activity not to be indulged in Example sentencesExamples - The vocabulary of generating and creating jobs out of unthrifty behavior sounds to noneconomists tough and prudential and quantitative.
- That's all well and good, but the thing would cost some unthrifty soul at least $3,000.
- In this unthrifty off-season, ‘steal’ isn't the proper word to use, but the few reasonable deals stand out as bargains.
- He failed in his malting business, was unthrifty and careless with money, and had, in fact, no liking for, or ability in, any business except politics.
Synonyms spendthrift, thriftless, wasteful, prodigal, profligate, extravagant, squandering, uneconomical, free-spending, lavish, immoderate, excessive 2dialect, archaic (of livestock or plants) not strong and healthy. 〈主古，方〉（牲畜，植物）不健壮的，不健康的 worms can cause intestinal problems, weight loss, and unthrifty coat Example sentencesExamples - Remove and burn plants with knotted roots or unthrifty plants with extensive root decay.
- Hip dysplasia is a malformation of the hip joint resulting in a unthrifty fit between the head of the femur bone and the hip socket, in which the femoral head normally lies.
- Such unthrifty Shih Tzu puppies may respond positively to a few milliliters of raw liver juice fed daily for their first few weeks.
- Symptoms may not be dramatic early in the spring; plants may just look slightly yellow and appear unthrifty.
- This shortens the life of blooms and makes the violet unthrifty.
Derivativesadverb His brother Stephen, several years older than he, was so unthriftily hot-tempered as to shoot his horse, a very fine animal, when it fidgeted. Example sentencesExamples - Older prose fictions often have titles which straggle, unthriftily, by mentioning so many unknowns that we forget all of them as we plod down their title-pages.
- He said that his breed was dying, and that it was not well-argued for any man to lie unthriftily in the grateful dead of ‘Estreekin Sahib’.
noun Acute intestinal coccidiosis results in unthriftiness, diarrhea and considerable mortality. Example sentencesExamples - The effects of internal parasites range from a dull haircoat and unthriftiness to colic and death.
- Mild cobalt deficiency is easily confused with unthriftiness caused by underfeeding, heavy worm burdens or selenium-responsive illthrift.
- The premature changing to a less costly diet may be economically appealing but can cause unthriftiness and poor pig uniformity.
- Other signs would be general unthriftiness, rough hair coat, labored breathing, and elevated heart rate.
Definition of unthrifty in US English: unthriftyadjectiveˌənˈθrɪftiˌənˈTHriftē 1Not using money and other resources carefully; wasteful. 不节约的，不节俭的；浪费的 playing those machines was a worldly unthrifty activity not to be indulged in Example sentencesExamples - In this unthrifty off-season, ‘steal’ isn't the proper word to use, but the few reasonable deals stand out as bargains.
- He failed in his malting business, was unthrifty and careless with money, and had, in fact, no liking for, or ability in, any business except politics.
- The vocabulary of generating and creating jobs out of unthrifty behavior sounds to noneconomists tough and prudential and quantitative.
- That's all well and good, but the thing would cost some unthrifty soul at least $3,000.
Synonyms spendthrift, thriftless, wasteful, prodigal, profligate, extravagant, squandering, uneconomical, free-spending, lavish, immoderate, excessive 2dialect, archaic (of livestock or plants) not strong and healthy. 〈主古，方〉（牲畜，植物）不健壮的，不健康的 worms can cause intestinal problems, weight loss, and unthrifty coat Example sentencesExamples - This shortens the life of blooms and makes the violet unthrifty.
- Hip dysplasia is a malformation of the hip joint resulting in a unthrifty fit between the head of the femur bone and the hip socket, in which the femoral head normally lies.
- Remove and burn plants with knotted roots or unthrifty plants with extensive root decay.
- Symptoms may not be dramatic early in the spring; plants may just look slightly yellow and appear unthrifty.
- Such unthrifty Shih Tzu puppies may respond positively to a few milliliters of raw liver juice fed daily for their first few weeks.
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