·adj Pertaining to the household; domestic.
II. Economical ·adj Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs.
III. Economical ·adj Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an End.
IV. Economical ·adj Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; frugal;
— said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time.
V. Economical ·adj Relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to political economy; as, economic purposes; economical truths.
VI. Economical ·adj Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure;
— said of character or habits.