Associations to the word «Sparing»
Noun
- Potassium
- Steroid
- Nipple
- Opioid
- Blocker
- Inhibitor
- Tumor
- Surgery
- Dose
- Spare
- Expense
- Axon
- Hypertension
- Lesion
- Tissue
- Nerve
- Kidney
- Morphine
- Biopsy
- Chavez
- Glucose
- Antagonist
- Glance
- Cortex
- Therapy
- Starvation
- Limb
- Praise
- Countryman
- Exertion
- Gratitude
- Steak
- Sodium
- Radiation
- Diet
- Frenzy
- Bowel
- Salad
- Insulin
- Breast
- Lash
- Cancer
- Fertility
- Patient
- Kindness
- Deficit
- Reconstruction
- Duct
- Malice
- Muscle
- Extremity
- Detail
- Saving
- Stimulation
- Mercy
- Saul
- Pathology
- Cruelty
- Foe
- Artery
- Necessity
- Pain
- Quotation
- Whip
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SPARING, adjective. Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal
SPARING, verb. Present participle of spare
Dictionary definition
SPARING, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.