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Sparing

Sparing Meaning & Definition
Sparing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sparing?

[adj] avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; (`scotch' is used only informally)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sparing: economical | frugal | scotch | stinting | thrifty

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Sparing In Webster's Dictionary

\Spar"ing\, a. Spare; saving; frugal; merciful. --Bacon. -- {Spar"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Spar"ing*ness}, n.

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