economical, adj.
freq. cnt. 9
freq. cnt. 9
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
economic economical
sample sentences
"an economic use of home heating oil""a modern economical heating system"
"an economical use of her time"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth
<adj.pert> freq. cnt.: 67 freq. cnt.: 65 freq. cnt.: 2
economic economical
sample sentences
"economic growth""aspects of social, political, and economical life"
avoiding waste
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
economical frugal scotch sparing stinting
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form