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oversparing

oversparing adjective: excessively sparing.

Adjective

oversparing (comparative more oversparing, superlative most oversparing)

  1. Excessively sparing.

Forms of oversparing

comparativemore oversparing
superlativemost oversparing

Origin of oversparing

From over- + sparing.

Words formed from oversparing

Questions about oversparing

What does oversparing mean?
Oversparing means excessively sparing.
What part of speech is oversparing?
Oversparing is an adjective.

Words near oversparing in the dictionary

  1. overspan
  2. overspangled
  3. overspanned
  4. overspanning
  5. overspans
  6. oversparing
  7. oversparingly
  8. oversparred
  9. overspatter
  10. overspattered
  11. overspattering

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