| Pronunciation: | | 'spehreeng
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| Matching Terms: | | sparingly
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| | Definition: | | [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) |
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| | Synonyms: | | economical, frugal, scotch, stinting, thrifty |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spar"ing\, a.
Spare; saving; frugal; merciful. --Bacon. -- {Spar"ing*ly},
adv. -- {Spar"ing*ness}, n.
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