Hypertext Webster Gateway: "frugal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frugal \Fru"gal\, a. [L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit;
hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of
frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See
{Fruit}, n.]
1. Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not
wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application
of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by
frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal
housekeeper; frugal of time.
I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could
commit Such disproportions. --Milton.
2. Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal
fortune. ``Frugal fare.'' --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
frugal
adj : avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical
shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a
sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their
use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts";
"thrifty because they remember the great Depression";
(`scotch' is used only informally) [syn: {economical},
{scotch}, {sparing}, {stinting}]
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