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frugal
[froo-guhl]
adjective
economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful.
What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,Antonyms: , , , ,entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty.
a frugal meal.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: , ,
frugal
/ Ė“Ś°ł³ÜĖɔɱō /
adjective
practising economy; living without waste; thrifty
not costly; meagre
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- frugality noun
- frugalness noun
- frugally adverb
- nonfrugal adjective
- nonfrugalness noun
- overfrugal adjective
- unfrugal adjective
- unfrugalness noun
- “Ś°ł³ÜĖ²µ²¹±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
- Ė“Ś°ł³Ü²µ²¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of frugal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
If itās a slow night or people are feeling frugal, tips can be minimal.
Prof Anil Gupta who runs the Honeybee Network, a platform for supporting such ventures, call these "frugal innovations".
They won at Wembley in the play-off final last season and will be among the favourites to return in another year - despite their frugal top-flight points tally.
The version I remember best comes from West Virginia, where my grandmother ā daughter of a coal miner, master of the frugal feast ā made hers with snapped spaghetti, ground chuck and a generous pour of Ragu.
Chinese consumers have grown frugal since the pandemic, and this caution has persisted even after restrictions were lifted in late 2022.
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