Definition of "thrifty" []

• Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical. See Synonyms at sparing. (adjective)
• Industrious and thriving; prosperous. (adjective)
• Growing vigorously; thriving, as a plant. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "(When Khadra was alive, this was our song.) that the Yarn Harlot (a lucky Canadian) speaks out about United States bullsh*t lessons in thrifty chic reminders to spend more time in Brooklyn good service from the USPS (going AND coming) compliments on my workspace"
• "A discontented, lazy rabble who call the thrifty accommodations he rents them "broken down old shacks" in a "Potter's field" a typical anarchist-hippie move, disrespecting the man's good name."
• "We could not have been called a thrifty nation before the war -- we are much more thrifty now, in many ways, though there are still things we could learn."