adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who or that which spares.
2. 2
   someone who refrains from injuring or destroying wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   comparative form of spare: more spare comparative, form-of

Synonyms

All synonyms

scantysupererogatorythinunnecessaryunoccupiedthreadbare

Etymology

From spare + -er.

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