frugaladj.

Brit.

/ˈfruːɡl/, U.S.

/ˈfruɡ(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin frūgālis, < frūgī used as indeclinable adjective = ‘frugal, economical, useful’, originally the dative of frux profit, utility, fruit (chiefly in plural frūgēs fruits): see -al suffix¹. Compare French frugal.

a. Careful or sparing in the use of food, goods, etc.; economical. Const. of (? obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective]

sparingc1386

savingc1440

husbandlya1450

husbandlike1542

spareful1565

chary1570

dainty1576

partial1576

spare1577

parsimonious?1591

spary1601

scant1603

wary1605

frugala1616

spare-handed1626

squeasy1628

canny1725

scrimp1728

scrimping1823

sparesome1864

stinting1867

hard-arsed1893

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > sparingly used (of food) > sparing in use of food

frugala1616

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > moderation in eating or drinking > [adjective] > characterized by economy or frugality

spare1561

frugala1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. i. 26 I was then Frugall of my mirth.

1656 A. Cowley Second Olympian Ode in Pindaric Odes xi 'Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion, Rather to Hide than Pay the Obligation.

1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xiv. 54 Observation had taught me to be frugal of the Teguments.

1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxvii. 120 Few had borne a greater part in the frugal politics of the late king.

1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin viii Though on pleasure she was bent She had a frugal mind.

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. xi. i. 457 The mere husbandmen are sober, frugal, and industrious.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 685 The frugal life of the true Hellenic citizen.

b. Of things, esp. food: Sparingly supplied or used; of small cost; opposed to luxurious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > sparingly used (of food)

frugal1603

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap > inexpensive

reasonable1585

uncostly1638

unexpensive1642

expenseless1644

affordable1647

frugal1783

inexpensive1837

low-cost1885

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 616 Captaine Timotheus having upon a time beene at a sober and frugall scholars supper.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 128 Potherbs..bruis'd with Vervain, were his frugal Fare.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 4 A frugal meal, which consisted of roots and tea.

1783 G. Crabbe Village i. 22 The glad parish pays the frugal fee.

1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. I. ii. 99 A frugal board, bare sustenance, no more.

1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. i. 9 The uncovered boards with their frugal strips of carpet.

Compounds

frugal-feeding adj.

ΚΠ

1814 Edinb. Rev. 23 51 The frugal-feeding goat supplied a competency of milk.

Derivatives

ˈfrugally adv. in a frugal manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adverb]

gnedelyc1000

fastinglya1425

scantlyc1440

sparinglyc1450

husbandly1532

savingly1534

sparely1559

charily1577

frugally1597

sparing1623

stintingly1857

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxix. 241 For worldly goods it sufficeth frugally & honestly to vse them to our owne benefit.

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall iii. 37 Plato seemed too frugally politick, who allowed no larger Monument then would contain for Heroick Verses.

1721 G. Berkeley Ess. Preventing Ruine Great Brit. 6 That Sum..frugally and prudently laid out in Work-houses.

1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 157 He seldom lives frugally who lives by chance.

a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 373 His frugally elegant small house and table.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. ix. 328 The bunch of grapes or stalk of garlic they frugally dined on.

ˈfrugalness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun]

sparing1377

sparingc1386

spelingc1420

parsimony?a1475

parcity1509

frugality1531

spare1577

sparingness1579

sparefulnessa1586

savingness1668

frugalness1727

spareness1826

chariness1849

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Frugalness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frugal
释义	frugaladj. Brit. /ˈfruːɡl/, U.S. /ˈfruɡ(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin frūgālis, < frūgī used as indeclinable adjective = ‘frugal, economical, useful’, originally the dative of frux profit, utility, fruit (chiefly in plural frūgēs fruits): see -al suffix¹. Compare French frugal. a. Careful or sparing in the use of food, goods, etc.; economical. Const. of (? obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective] sparingc1386 savingc1440 husbandlya1450 husbandlike1542 spareful1565 chary1570 dainty1576 partial1576 spare1577 parsimonious?1591 spary1601 scant1603 wary1605 frugala1616 spare-handed1626 squeasy1628 canny1725 scrimp1728 scrimping1823 sparesome1864 stinting1867 hard-arsed1893 the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > sparingly used (of food) > sparing in use of food frugala1616 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > moderation in eating or drinking > [adjective] > characterized by economy or frugality spare1561 frugala1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. i. 26 I was then Frugall of my mirth. View more context for this quotation 1656 A. Cowley Second Olympian Ode in Pindaric Odes xi 'Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion, Rather to Hide than Pay the Obligation. 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xiv. 54 Observation had taught me to be frugal of the Teguments. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxvii. 120 Few had borne a greater part in the frugal politics of the late king. 1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin viii Though on pleasure she was bent She had a frugal mind. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. xi. i. 457 The mere husbandmen are sober, frugal, and industrious. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 685 The frugal life of the true Hellenic citizen. b. Of things, esp. food: Sparingly supplied or used; of small cost; opposed to luxurious. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > sparingly used (of food) frugal1603 society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap > inexpensive reasonable1585 uncostly1638 unexpensive1642 expenseless1644 affordable1647 frugal1783 inexpensive1837 low-cost1885 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 616 Captaine Timotheus having upon a time beene at a sober and frugall scholars supper. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 128 Potherbs..bruis'd with Vervain, were his frugal Fare. View more context for this quotation 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 4 A frugal meal, which consisted of roots and tea. 1783 G. Crabbe Village i. 22 The glad parish pays the frugal fee. 1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. I. ii. 99 A frugal board, bare sustenance, no more. 1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. i. 9 The uncovered boards with their frugal strips of carpet. Compounds frugal-feeding adj. ΚΠ 1814 Edinb. Rev. 23 51 The frugal-feeding goat supplied a competency of milk. Derivatives ˈfrugally adv. in a frugal manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adverb] gnedelyc1000 fastinglya1425 scantlyc1440 sparinglyc1450 husbandly1532 savingly1534 sparely1559 charily1577 frugally1597 sparing1623 stintingly1857 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxix. 241 For worldly goods it sufficeth frugally & honestly to vse them to our owne benefit. 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall iii. 37 Plato seemed too frugally politick, who allowed no larger Monument then would contain for Heroick Verses. 1721 G. Berkeley Ess. Preventing Ruine Great Brit. 6 That Sum..frugally and prudently laid out in Work-houses. 1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 157 He seldom lives frugally who lives by chance. a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 373 His frugally elegant small house and table. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. ix. 328 The bunch of grapes or stalk of garlic they frugally dined on. ˈfrugalness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] sparing1377 sparingc1386 spelingc1420 parsimony?a1475 parcity1509 frugality1531 spare1577 spare1577 sparingness1579 sparefulnessa1586 savingness1668 frugalness1727 spareness1826 chariness1849 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Frugalness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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