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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
wasting little; thrifty; frugal.
Because of its design, this house is very economical and uses little fuel to heat it.It's usually more economical to buy things in larger quantities.The couple had to be more economical after they both received a salary cut.- synonyms:
- cost-effective, frugal, provident, sparing, thrifty
- antonyms:
- extravagant, inefficient, spendthrift, uneconomical
- similar words:
- careful, chary, efficient, prudent
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abstemious, cheap, close-fisted, inexpensive, parsimonious, reasonable |
adverb + (adj.)economical
extremely, fairly, fast, increasingly, more, most, readily, relatively
(adj.)economical
+ adverb
environmentally
(adj.)economical
+ noun
accommodation,
alternative,
application,
blockade,
choice,
construction,
cruising,
design,
electricity,
fashion,
maintenance,
manner,
manufacturing,
means,
method,
option,
package,
recovery,
rpm,
situation,
solution,
source,
standpoint,
stroke,
tank,
technique,
tie,
tool,
transportation,
use,
utility,
vehicle,
waste,
way
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The word economical
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
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