Associations to the word «Sparing»

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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley