[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

thrifty \thrift"y\ thri^ft"y^, a. compar. thriftier;
   superl. thriftiest.
   1. given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy
      and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal.
      1913 webster

            her chaffer was so thrifty and so new. --chaucer.
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            i am glad he hath so much youth and vigor left, of
            which he hath not been thrifty.       --swift.
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   2. thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the
      acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a
      thrifty farmer or mechanic.
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   3. growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving; as, a thrifty
      plant or colt.
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   4. secured by thrift; well husbanded. r.
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            i have five hundred crowns,
            the thrifty hire i saved under your father. --shak.
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   5. well appearing; looking or being in good condition;
      becoming. obs.
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            i sit at home, i have no thrifty cloth. --chaucer.
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   syn: frugal; sparing; economical; saving; careful.
        1913 webster
see also:
thriftier thriftiest 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

thrifty
     adj 1: careful and diligent in the use of resources ant: wasteful
     2: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with
        money" syn: careful
     also: thriftiest, thriftier
see also:
wasteful careful thriftiest thriftier 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 moby thesaurus words for "thrifty":
   scotch, blooming, booming, burgeoning, canny, careful, chary,
   cheap, cheeseparing, conserving, economic, economical, economizing,
   forehanded, foresighted, frugal, growing, labor-saving, miserly,
   money-saving, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise,
   penurious, preserving, prospering, prosperous, provident, prudent,
   prudential, roaring, robust, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare,
   sparing, stingy, thriving, tight-fisted, time-saving, unwasteful

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