Both Uses
frugal
in
Jasmine, by Bharati Mukherjee
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- He has his routines and his frugalities.†
p. 157.4
- This loft, if it stood for anything beyond incredible good luck in the Manhattan housing market, was also a reflection of her mother's taste, put into practice by a dutiful daughter: simple, ample, plain, functional, frugal, even spiritual.†
p. 161.2 *frugal = careful not to waste
Definitions:
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(1)
(frugal) avoiding waste -- typically being careful not to spend much money
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)