unthrifty

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No: a poor man who is ungrateful, unthrifty, discontented, and rebellious, is probably a real personality, and has much in him.

From Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man by Wilde, Oscar

Stall-feeding is lost on an ill-shaped, unthrifty animal.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

The remainder is ragged, unthrifty sand-hills, pegged down by houses.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard

He was careless and unthrifty, while she was quite the reverse.

From St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various

An old maternal robin showed much interest in this lonely, weak-legged youngster, who seemed so unthrifty about picking up ants for himself, but he squealed with fright and flew to us whenever she approached him.

From Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road by Bates, Katharine Lee