Economic and Economical

What is the difference between economic and economical?

Economic pertains to the economy.
Economical means not wasteful.

Economic and Economical

The words economic and economical do mean the same thing; i.e., they are not synonyms.

Economic

The adjective economic pertains to the economy, finances, or wealth. For example:

Economical

The adjective economical describes something that saves money or resources or is not wasteful of money or resources. For example:

The Adverb Is Economically

The adverb is easy – it's economically for both. For example:

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