English → Latin
“thriftily” in Latin
cautuscautious, careful; circumspect, prudent; warydīligenterdiligently, carefullyfrūgālispertaining to fruits (or vegetables); economical, frugal, thriftyparcōto spare, save up, economise; to forgive someone, have mercy for, to be lenient to; to let alone, omit
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
thriftily
Carefully, caute: diligenter.
Frugally, frugaliter: parce. (The words are found in this connection and order.) parce et frugaliter.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for thriftily?
- The usual Latin words for “thriftily” are cautus, dīligenter, frūgālis; also parcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.