Synonyms for frugal
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : froo-guh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfru gəl |
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Définition of frugal
Origin :- 1590s, from Middle French frugal, from Latin frugalis, from undeclined adj. frugi "useful, proper, worthy, honest; temperate, economical," originally dative of frux (plural fruges) "fruit, produce," figuratively "value, result, success," related to fructus (see fruit). Sense evolved in Latin from "useful" to "profitable" to "economical." Related: Frugally.
- adj economical
- Not a hand was raised—for his worst enemies could not deny that he was temperate and frugal.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- It was about sunset, and the family were at their frugal meal.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- His memento mori was in his bed-chamber, and sat by him at his frugal meal.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- We had a frugal meal of bread, cheese, and cider set before us.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- What does it matter if some may sneer at your thread-bare carpets and frugal fare?
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- Aunt Debby's got what the piece in the Reader used to call a 'frugal mind.'
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- It was late, however, and after a frugal supper, Robbie went off to bed.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Something of this was in his mind as he pushed away from their frugal breakfast-table.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Indeed, they had often seen us, and had watched us when we slept or took our frugal meals.
- Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
- There, too, are the fifteen cents wherewith to pay for my frugal luncheon.
- Extract from : « Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York » by Lemuel Ely Quigg
Antonyms for frugal
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