thrifty

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously.

   The life of religion is this water of life; where that runs, where that is received, and where things are done in this spirit, there all things are well: The church thrifty, the soul thrifty, graces thrifty, and all is well.

2. 2
   adj

   Preserved by thrift; carefully managed.

   They han great stores, and thriftye flockes, / great freendes and feeble foes.

From Middle English thrifty, threfty, thryfty, þrifti, equivalent to thrift + -y.

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