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

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

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

Sand, ak bushes, and sand-hills, varied with occasional patches of unthrifty cultivation, make up the scenery.

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

He was as unthrifty as Goldsmith, whom in many respects he resembles, and his warm, impulsive nature was allied to a combativeness and jealousy which sometimes led him to quarrel with his best friends.

From The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by Dennis, John