frugal

adj.节俭的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
frugal (adjective)
characterized by or reflecting in the use of resources - economy sparing
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
frugal (adjective)
careful in the management of money or resources
SYNONYMS:
economical, economizing, provident, scrimping, sparing, thrifty
RELATED WORDS:
conserving, preserving, saving; forehanded, foresighted, foresightful, prudent; penny-wise; cheap, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, spare, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted
NEAR ANTONYMS:
improvident, shortsighted; bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unselfish, unsparing; extravagant, indulgent, lavish
prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful
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