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Unthrift vs Unthrifty - What's the difference?

unthrift | unthrifty |

As adjectives the difference between unthrift and unthrifty

is that unthrift is unthrifty while unthrifty is not thrifty.

As a noun unthrift

is a lack of thriftiness; prodigality.

unthrift

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lack of thriftiness; prodigality.
  • Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money.
  • *1633 , John Donne, "The Autumnall":
  • *:But name not Winter-faces , whose skin's slacke; / Lanke, as an unthrifts purse [...].

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unthrifty.

    • unthrifty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Not thrifty.