When the trees disappear from a country it shows the thriftlessness of the inhabitants--“sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof”; with the axe and the firebrand they destroy in a day what it will take centuries to replace.
They have taught him to cultivate his mind rather than his food plantation, and they have given him no immediate punishment for thriftlessness and disobedience to take the place of the old club law.
Having thus impoverished Ireland, Englishmen based their case against Irish claims to self-government on the thriftlessnessof its people.
It provides many honest pleasures, of which thriftlessnessand extravagance deprive us.
To show thethriftlessness of the people, Mr. Sikes mentioned the following instance.
The thriftlessness of rich men's sons is more damaging than the thriftlessness of tramps, because it is more tempting to others.
This thriftlessness can be overcome only by a strong public sentiment that corrects the early tendencies of youth to waste of means and energy.
Ignorance and thriftlessnessin a community of laborers operates in the same way.
In spite of the dirt, the darkness, the unsanitary conditions of this house, the thriftlessness and ignorance of the tenants, there is a spirit of neighborliness in it that puts the critical to blush.
The same thriftlessness which makes a family accept charity without question is the cause of their generosity.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "thriftlessness" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: hastiness; improvidence; negligence; shiftlessness; thoughtlessness
