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Etymology

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From thriftless +‎ -ness.

Noun

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thriftlessness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being thriftless.
    • 1920, Simon William Straus, History of the Thrift Movement in America, page 52:
      His habits of thriftlessness have made him accustomed to yielding to impulses.

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