1.Definition: avoiding waste

"`scotch' is used only informally"

Related Adjective(s):economical, frugal, sparing, stinting

2.Definition: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

"`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"

Related Adjective(s):scots, scottish