UNTHRIFT


Meaning of UNTHRIFT in English

I. “+ noun

Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + thrift

1. : lack of thrift : extravagance , wastefulness

the repression of unthrift and dissipation — James Ford

2. : an extravagant person : spendthrift , wastrel

like unthrifts, having spent your stock, and needy grown — John Drinkwater

II. “+ adjective

: extravagant , lavish , unthrifty

in an unthrift generosity, has given it with a much more valuable present — J.G.Lockhart

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.