frugally

[ froo-guh-lee ]

adverb

1. in an economical way; not wastefully:

   We were accustomed to living frugally, which helped us keep our heads above water through a long period of unemployment.

Other Words From

• non·fru·gal·ly adverb
• o·ver·fru·gal·ly adverb
• un·fru·gal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of frugally¹

frugal ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

My parents probably had a middle-class income, but they lived so frugally that my siblings and I would never have known it.

From Outside Online

To make these projects you have makers in the fab lab, trying to do some frugal innovation with what they have.

From MIT Technology Review

It is run effectively and frugally by Walter Olson, who in his day job runs the famous Overlawyered blog.

From The Daily Beast

“She ran that household extremely frugally,” one friend says.

From The Daily Beast

We will live frugally and eat low-glycemic carbs and carry our groceries in recycled-burlap totes.

From The Daily Beast

Luxurious and pleasure-loving as she seemed, the young Queen lived simply and frugally, and she worked hard.

From Project Gutenberg

He worked at cotton-spinning in the summer, lived frugally, and applied his savings to his college studies in the winter.

From Project Gutenberg

He could dine on the choicest or on the plainest food, and could entertain liberally or frugally.

From Project Gutenberg

As a rule he lived frugally, and his little home was arranged with the greatest simplicity.

From Project Gutenberg

"About tea time," said Peggy who had lunched frugally at one of the tea-shops on a cup of tea and a jam roll.

From Project Gutenberg