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   Fru·gal

   /ˈfro͞oɡ(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sparing or economical with regard to money or food: "he led a remarkably frugal existence" Similar thriftysparingeconomicalsavingcarefulcautiousprudentprovidentunwastefulsensiblecannyabstemiousabstinentaustereself-denyingasceticnonindulgentself-disciplinedspartanpuritanicalnunlikemonklikemonasticmonkishmiserlyparsimoniousniggardlyscrimpingcheeseparingpenny-pinchingclose-fistedungenerousgraspingforehandedinformal:tightfistedtightmingystingycheapOpposite extravagant
   • ▪ simple and plain and costing little: "a frugal meal" Similar meagerscantyscantpaltryskimpyinsufficientplainsimplemoderatetemperateaustereasceticspartanrestrainedinexpensivecheapeconomicalenergy-efficientenergy-savingfuel-efficientfuel-savingOpposite lavish

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin frugalis, from frugi ‘economical, thrifty’, from frux, frug- ‘fruit’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frugally adverb
   • 2. frugalness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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