sparing
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈspɛrɪŋ/
:
parco
- more sparing
Drinking, I'm even more sparing of these days, true.
- Drinking, I'm even more sparing of these days, true.
- We can all benefit from being more sparing with our words and more aware with our eyes.
- So what the big take away is, is understanding that protein had a sparing effect.
Examples
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We can all benefit from being more sparing with our words and more aware with our eyes.
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Was he quiet and sparing of words?
Fiction book (1993) -
And so I am a little more sparing and a little more modest.
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Drinking, I'm even more sparing of these days, true.
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To save money, she became more sparing with her spending on non-essential items.
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He practiced a sparing diet, avoiding rich foods to maintain his health.
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The artist was sparing in his use of colors, creating a minimalist yet striking composition.
Synonyms
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Avoiding waste when spending money
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Careful about spending money and not wasting things
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Not using much money or resources and avoiding waste
Not willing to give or spend much
Antonyms
How Economical
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sparing comes from the old verb spare, which meant 'to save' or 'keep back'. So to be sparing is to use little and avoid waste, which is why the word means careful with resources.