adj pertaining to the household; domestic.
2. economical ·adj relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs.
3. economical ·adj regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.
4. economical ·adj managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; frugal;
said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time.
5. economical ·adj relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as, economic purposes; economical truths.
6. economical ·adj managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure;
said of character or habits.