a. [ L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See Fruit, n. ]
I oft admire
How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit
Such disproportions. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have
limits. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Thriftily; prudently. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being frugal; frugality. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. frugifer; frux, frugis, fruit + ferre to bear: cf. F. frugifere. ] Producing fruit; fruitful; fructiferous. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Frugivorous. ] (Zool.) The fruit bate; a group of the Cheiroptera, comprising the bats which live on fruits. See
a. [ L. frux, frugis, fruit + vorare to devour.: cf. F. frugivore. ] Feeding on fruit, as birds and other animals. Pennant. [ 1913 Webster ]