Thriftily

Thriftily
Thriftily Thrift"i*ly (thr[i^]ft"[i^]*l[y^]), adv. 1. In a thrifty manner. [1913 Webster]

2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

A young clerk . . . in Latin thriftily them gret [greeted]. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]


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