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sparing
adjective /ˈspeə.rɪŋ/
/ˈsper.ɪŋ/ Definition
› using very little of something: Be sparing with the butter as we don't have much left. He is sparing with/in his praise (= praises people very little).Self-control and moderation sparingly
/-li/ adverb › There wasn't enough coal during the war, so we had to use it sparingly.Self-control and moderation
(Definition of sparing adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in command (of yourself) idiom
- collect verb (CONTROL)
- constraint noun
- continent adjective
- cut your coat according to your cloth idiom
- decorous adjective
- dignified adjective
- impervious adjective (PERSON)
- lightly adverb (GENTLY)
- master verb (CONTROL)
- mind over matter idiom
- moderation in all things idiom
- moderation noun (REASONABLE LIMITS)
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- monasticism noun
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