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sparing

spar.ing \'spa(*)r-in, 'spe(*)r-\ \-in-le-\ aj 1: tending to save; esp : 
   FRUGAL  2: MEAGER, BARE reful in the use of one's money or resources. 
   SPARING stresses abstention and restraint; FRUGAL implies simplicity in 
   food, dress, ways of living; THRIFTY stresses good management and industry; 
   ECONOMICAL stresses prudent management, lack of wastefulness, and use of 
   things to their best advantage - spar.ing.ly av SYN syn SPARING, FRUGAL, 
   THRIFTY, ECONOMICAL mean ca