Frugal
Economical; not wasteful
adjectiveFrugal
Economical; not wasteful
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Imagine This
Being not wasteful, the old lady picks up discounted, bruised fruits from the produce store to make pies. The 'Frugal Gourmet' (TV cooking show) shows the chef using all types of inexpensive ingredients to make very delicious dishes.
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Sounds Like
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Looks Like
Visually resembles 'frugal' and hints at 'fruit' (fru-) as a cue to use resources wisely
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Remember This
Frugal comes from Latin frugalis meaning thrifty, prudent, from frux/fructus meaning fruit or produce; related forms include frugality and frugally.
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Other Forms
frugalitynoun
frugallyadverb
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Connect With
thrift, economical, prudent, parsimonious (in a cautious sense)
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Note
Avoid confusing with similar-sounding but unrelated words; frugal emphasizes economical use of resources, not stinginess or miserliness.