HyperDic English SPARI ... sparing

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English 1 sense of the word *sparing*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sparing, economical, frugal, scotch, stinting	avoiding waste

sparing pronunciation
Sounds	speh'rihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

Englishsparing: 1 sense adjective 1
Meaning	avoiding waste.
Examples	"a sparing father and a spending son" "sparing in their use of heat and light"
Synonyms	economical, frugal, scotch, stinting
Broader	thrifty	Careful and diligent in the use of resources
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	económico, frugal
Catalan	econòmic, frugal, sobri
Adverbs	sparingly	to a meager degree or in a meager manner

HyperDicEnglishSPARI ... sparing