fru·gal

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• fru´gal|ly — fru|gal «FROO guhl», adjective. 1. without waste; not wasteful; saving; using things well: »My aunt is a frugal housekeeper who buys and uses food carefully. Though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• fru|gal — «FROO guhl», adjective. 1. without waste; not wasteful; saving; using things well: »My aunt is a frugal housekeeper who buys and uses food carefully. Though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S): sparing,… …   Useful english dictionary

• fru|gal|i|ty — «froo GAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. an avoidance of waste; tendency to save money; thrift: »Riches are gotten with industry and kept by frugality (Thomas Hobbes) …   Useful english dictionary

• fru´gal|ness — fru|gal «FROO guhl», adjective. 1. without waste; not wasteful; saving; using things well: »My aunt is a frugal housekeeper who buys and uses food carefully. Though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• fru — fru·gal; fru·gal·i·ty; fru·gal·ly; fru·gal·ness; fru·giv·o·ra; fru·giv·o·rous; fru·i·tion; fru·i·tive; fru·men·ta·ceous; fru·men·ty; fru·tes·cence; fru·tes·cent; fru·ti·ce·tum; fru·ti·cose; fru·tic·u·lose; fru·ti·lla; suf·fru·tes·cent;… …   English syllables

• gal — ae·de·a·gal; al·gal; al·gal al·gal; an·a·gal·lis; an·thra·gal·lol; as·tra·gal; ba·sif·u·gal; ben·gal·ee; brin·gal; cel·lif·u·gal; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; chen·gal; con·ju·gal; cor·ti·cif·u·gal; don·e·gal;… …   English syllables

• frugal — fru·gal …   English syllables

• frugality — fru·gal·i·ty …   English syllables

• frugally — fru·gal·ly …   English syllables

• frugal — fru|gal [ frugl ] adjective 1. ) spending very little money and only on things that are really necessary 2. ) a frugal meal is simple, inexpensive, and not very big ╾ fru|gal|i|ty [ fru gæləti ] noun uncount ╾ fru|gal|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English