51Թ

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sparing

[ spair-ing ]

adjective

  1. economical (often followed by in or of ).

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. lenient or merciful.
  3. Synonyms: ,



sparing

/ ˈɛəɪŋ /

adjective

  1. sometimes foll bywith or of economical or frugal (with)
  2. scanty; meagre
  3. merciful or lenient
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹ԲԱ, noun
  • ˈ貹Բ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 貹·Բ· adverb
  • 貹·Բ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·貹·Բ adjective
  • ··貹·Բ adjective
  • o·ver·貹·Բ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sparing1

A Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; spare, -ing 2
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Jones could have filed away his writings in a box, to be shipped off to his family for their private consumption, perhaps sparing the Florville family more pain.

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In the days that followed, the Trump administration announced that it would be temporarily sparing carmakers from the import levies.

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I want people who don’t come to comedy for emotion to be moved, but to do that I have to be very sparing in those moments and sneak the emotions in underneath.

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He thanked the killers for pleading guilty to murder and sparing the family the ordeal of having to go through a trial.

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This may sound ungenerous to these voters, but only if you've been sparing yourself the torture of engaging their actual opinions.

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