Economical
[iːkə'nɒmɪk(ə)l;ek-] or [,ɛkə'nɑmɪkl]
Definition
(adj.) avoiding waste; 'an economical meal'; 'an economical shopper'; 'a frugal farmer'; 'a frugal lunch'; 'a sparing father and a spending son'; 'sparing in their use of heat and light'; 'stinting in bestowing gifts'; 'thrifty because they remember the great Depression'; '`scotch' is used only informally' .
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Definition
(a.) Pertaining to the household; domestic.
(a.) Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs.
(a.) Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.
(a.) Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time.
(a.) Relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as, economic purposes; economical truths.
(a.) Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Saving, sparing, provident, thrifty, frugal, not wasteful, not lavish.
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Examples
- The boilers were fired by wood, as the economical transportation of coal was a physical impossibility. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Clearly it demands great readjustments of our social, economical, and political methods. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- These great cable constructions, expensive as they were, were found more economical than horse power. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In his time it was more economical to convey the hard water by aqueducts than by such pipes as could then be constructed. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Stoves of this character are as efficient and economical as coal stoves, and are in great demand, especially where coal and wood are scarce and high-priced. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Huge possibilities have remained undeveloped because of the opposition of owners, forestallers, and speculators to their economical exploitation. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She sounded to be such a careful economical person, that I should like any one out of the same family. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Hortense Moore (she was Mr. Moore's sister) was a very orderly, economical person. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Stoves have been invented especially designed for the economical consumption of such fuel. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- We see no reason why every economical housewife should not profit by these simple methods of preparing cheap laundry soap, as they are the results of practical experience. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- This is technically termed the neutral wire, and in the discharge of its functions lies the solution of the problem of economical distribution. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- And if we didn't get to Heaven that way, it was not a politico-economical place, and we had no business there. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The ability to maintain in the kiln a load from five to seven times greater than ordinarily employed, thereby tending to a more economical output. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Into this converted structure was put the most complete steam plant obtainable, together with all the mechanical and engineering adjuncts bearing upon economical and successful operation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We have got on very economical so fur. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Why don't you ride and tye regularly with your two muttons, said I, when you want to be economical? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It facilitates an economical selection and arrangement. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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