unthrifty

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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

Collecting rents is certainly a very depressing business; that is, in a poor, unthrifty neighbourhood.

From Betty's Battles an Everyday Story by S. L. M.

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

Woe to the unthrifty gardener, who, while drilling in his mustard, or cress, or radishes, scatters a few seeds on the surface!

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

Profits offset by losses.—The actual profits in any enterprise are often overestimated by our failing to notice that all the waste of unthrifty undertakings comes practically out of the profits of the more thrifty.

From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson