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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1687
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Unfrugal, adj. [18th c. Eng. unfrugal (1720).] Wasteful, spendthrift. — 1687 Fountainhall Decis. I 471.
To advance him money … for preventing his … contracting debt … which drives minors to unfrugal courses
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"Unfrugal adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unfrugal>
