unthrift

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English unthrift, equivalent to un- +‎ thrift. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (noun) /ˈʌnθɹɪft/ IPA(key): (adjective) /ʌnˈθɹɪft/ === Noun === unthrift (countable and uncountable, plural unthrifts) A lack of thriftiness; prodigality. (now rare) Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money. c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.: My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught,For frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught;But my learning is of another degreeTo taunt theim like liddrons, lewde as thei bee. === Adjective === unthrift (comparative more unthrift, superlative most unthrift) Unthrifty. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === unthrifte, unthryft (thorn spelling) unþrift, unþryft, vnþryfte === Etymology === un- +‎ thrift === Noun === unthrift (plural unthrifts) A vice; an immoral act. Unthriftiness, profligacy. An unthrifty person; a wastrel. ==== Descendants ==== English: unthrift