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Strictly speaking | Frugal(ista)
In its sense of “sparing”, frugal is not a new word, and it often works as a negative when applied to the amount of food on the table, as in a frugal meal. But Samuel Johnson’s C18 observation on the frugal lifestyle suggests it could have positive values, in “a family remarkable for domestic prudence and elegant frugality”.
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