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    [Adjective]  | "fru*gal" | \ ˈfrü-gəl \


    1: characterized by or reflecting thrift and efficiency in the use of resources

    Origin: 1542 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin frūgālis "not given to excess, temperate, sober, simple" (early Medieval Latin also "thrifty, sparing"), back-formation from Latin frūgālior, frūgālissimus and frūgāliter, comparative and superlative degrees and adverbial derivative (with the suffix -āl- {see: |-al:1|-al:1}) of frūgī "(of people, especially slaves) having merit or worth, deserving, sober, thrifty," "(of things) moderate, sober," predicative dative of frūg-, frūx (usually in plural) "edible produce of plants, fruit, crops, grain," root noun from the base of fruor, fruī "to enjoy the produce or proceeds of, derive advantage from" {mat|fruit:1|};

      * Note : The dative noun frūgī must originally have been used with a modifying adjective in a construction such as esse frūgī bonae "to be capable of giving a good harvest or good return," first applied to things, then extended to persons.;

    [Adjective]  | "frugal" 


    1: careful in the management of money or resources;


      * e.g., " ... by being frugal, the family is able to stretch its monthly budget "




     [ "frugal" ]

    1: adj. sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

      * e.g.,  ... We are eating a frugal meal. 

     [ "frugal" ]

    1: adj.

      * e.g.,  ... "People who grew up in the Depression seem to be more frugal. They never buy name-brand stuff!" 

     [ "frugal" ]

    2: Thrifty, referring to a person. Or sparse, referring to things.

      * e.g.,  ... "Ebenezer Scrooge retired, after long a day of screwing people over, to his dingy apartment to consume his frugal (thin/watery) serving of gruel" --severly paraphrased from Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" 

     [ "frugal" ]

    1: noun- a jewish person

      * e.g.,  ... that rich-ass heeb is very frugal 

     [ "frugal" ]

    1: An intelligent participator in the economy.

      * e.g.,  ... Exxo is very frugal, they funded the bush' adminstration's next election funds in return for the conquerring of Iraq for Iraq's oil. 

     [ "frugal" ]

    2: for the retards

     [ "frugal" ]

    3: A person who spends money.

     [ "frugal" ]

    1: Sexy, yet suprisingly revealing

      * e.g.,  ... It seems we're in some kind of forest, dense, yet frugal 

     [ "frugal" ]

    1: stupid in how much they know about fassion & the real world. Frugal people seem to live in their own little uncool bubble.

      * e.g.,  ... My mom is weirdly frugal 

     [ "frugal" ]

    1: Another word for cool or awesome.

      * e.g.,  ... Those shoes are so frugal! 

     [ "Frugalism" ]

    1: The distinctive practice, system, philosophy and movement of being frugal.

      * e.g.,  ... I am so frugal, I am going to start a movement based on the practice and philosophy of frugalism. 

     [ "frugaling" ]

    1: the act and art of maximizing your budget and minimizing costs

      * e.g.,  ... Sally and Bob are frugaling there way through a supermarket, and found some great deals! 

     [ "Frugalness" ]

    1: the act of not spending what one does not have. To live within your means not your wishes.

      * e.g.,  ... Once I lost my job, I felt a sence of frugalness come upon me. 

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