sparing
adjective
[ ˈspɛːrɪŋ ]
• moderate; economical.
• "physicians advised sparing use of the ointment"
Similar:
thrifty,
economical,
frugal,
canny,
careful,
prudent,
cautious,
abstemious,
saving,
energy-efficient,
energy-saving,
fuel-efficient,
fuel-saving,
scrimping,
parsimonious,
miserly,
close-fisted,
penny-pinching,
cheese-paring,
ungenerous,
penurious,
illiberal,
close,
grasping,
Scrooge-like,
stinting,
mean,
stingy,
tight-fisted,
tight,
mingy,
money-grubbing,
skinflinty,
cheap,
near,
tight-arsed,
tight as a duck's arse,
tight-assed,
spare
verb
• give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).
• "she asked if I could spare her a bob or two"
Similar:
afford,
do without,
manage without,
get along without,
dispense with,
part with,
give,
let someone have,
provide,
• refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing.
• "there was no way the men would spare her"
Similar:
not harm,
leave uninjured,
leave unhurt,
be merciful to,
show mercy to,
have mercy on,
be lenient to,
deal leniently with,
have pity on,
pardon,
grant a pardon to,
excuse,
leave unpunished,
forgive,
reprieve,
release,
free,
let off,
amnesty,
go easy on,
• be frugal.
• "but some will spend, and some will spare"
Origin:
Old English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’.
