Definition of SPENDTHRIFT

spendthrift

Meanings

Plural: spendthrifts

Noun

  • someone who spends money prodigally
  • Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
  • Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.

Adjective Satellite

  • recklessly wasteful

Adj

  • Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.
  • Extravagant or lavish.

Origin / Etymology

From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”).

Scrabble Score: 20

spendthrift is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
spendthrift is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spendthrift is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

spendthrift is a valid Words With Friends word