unthrifty

Example Sentences

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The mere passage of wealth into fresh hands, always unthrifty, created an immense demand out of the very general mourning and distress for articles of cost and luxury.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various

The tax, under thrifty management, could be easily paid; under unthrifty management, it would ruin the manager.

From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson

They were formerly too often housed in damp, dirty, close, and imperfectly-built sheds, which was a fruitful source of disease and of unthrifty animals.

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

Thrifty trees are not usually bothered with borers, and unthrifty trees should be made into firewood.

From The Apple by Various

They are enthusiastic over princelings of little known fiefs, lords of austere estates perched on the tops of unthrifty hills, hard riders, and good sportsmen.

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