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fru·gal

(fr

l) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing.
Costing little; inexpensive: a frugal lunch.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin frglis, virtuous, thrifty, from frx , frg-, fruit, virtue

OTHER FORMS:
fru·gali·ty (fr

-g

-t

) KEY or frugal·ness (Noun), frugal·ly (Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for frugal

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