adjective
- not careful about spending money; wasteful with resources
Usage: somewhat archaic or literary
Examples
- His unthrifty habits left him with little savings for retirement.
- The unthrifty use of natural resources concerned environmentalists.
- She criticized her brother’s unthrifty spending on luxury items.
- The company’s unthrifty management led to financial difficulties.
- Their unthrifty lifestyle made it impossible to buy a house.
- The king’s unthrifty court spending drained the royal treasury.