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Also the explanations are too broad. F.e. Frugal - Economical with money or goods I don’t think frugal means economical it means rather over the top … Yeah I

by jwpapi 4mo ago

Also the explanations are too broad. F.e. Frugal - Economical with money or goods I don’t think frugal means economical it means rather over the top … Yeah I don’t know how to define it properly but I don’t need to learn new words if they don’t even teach the right meaning Ai slop

Per_Bothner 4mo ago
"Frugal" most definitely does not mean "rather over the top" unless that is some new slang meaning I've never heard of.
tom_ 4mo ago
You can look it up in a dictionary? See, e.g., https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=frugal https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=fruga...
FLHerne 4mo ago
That seems a pretty good definition of 'frugal' to me. To be excessively frugal would be miserly, tight-fisted or whatever. There were a couple of definitions I did think were a bit off, e.g. 'zenith' and 'nihilism'. And one word where two answers seemed valid but I forget which. Sometimes it gives one of several possible meanings but that's a valid choice. In general I think it's a fun quiz - agreed with others though that the word selection brackets aren't ideal. It spends a lot of time on everyday vocabulary, then jumps straight into long words that someone made up one day as a joke. The words I find most interesting are those that convey some subtle nuance, or describe some very specific thing - tools for old crafts, uncommon but genuinely used adjectives and the like. Very few of those appear.
LeonB 4mo ago
That definition hinges on their definition for “economical” - adding a qualifier like “excessively economical” would’ve been good I think.
- jwpapi 4mo ago
  Seems like I’m the idiot here. I had frugal stored as more than just economical. Thanks for your comments :/
- astura 4mo ago
  Frugal doesn't mean anything "excessive," it's not the same as a cheapskate or tightwad. Being frugal just means allocating scarce resources in a way that provides most utility and value.
IshKebab 4mo ago
Seems like you don't know what frugal means at all!

by jwpapi 4mo ago

Per_Bothner 4mo ago

"Frugal" most definitely does not mean "rather over the top" unless that is some new slang meaning I've never heard of.

tom_ 4mo ago

You can look it up in a dictionary? See, e.g., https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=frugal https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=fruga...

FLHerne 4mo ago

That seems a pretty good definition of 'frugal' to me. To be excessively frugal would be miserly, tight-fisted or whatever. There were a couple of definitions I did think were a bit off, e.g. 'zenith' and 'nihilism'. And one word where two answers seemed valid but I forget which. Sometimes it gives one of several possible meanings but that's a valid choice. In general I think it's a fun quiz - agreed with others though that the word selection brackets aren't ideal. It spends a lot of time on everyday vocabulary, then jumps straight into long words that someone made up one day as a joke. The words I find most interesting are those that convey some subtle nuance, or describe some very specific thing - tools for old crafts, uncommon but genuinely used adjectives and the like. Very few of those appear.

LeonB 4mo ago

That definition hinges on their definition for “economical” - adding a qualifier like “excessively economical” would’ve been good I think.

jwpapi 4mo ago
Seems like I’m the idiot here. I had frugal stored as more than just economical. Thanks for your comments :/
astura 4mo ago
Frugal doesn't mean anything "excessive," it's not the same as a cheapskate or tightwad. Being frugal just means allocating scarce resources in a way that provides most utility and value.

IshKebab 4mo ago

Seems like you don't know what frugal means at all!