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sparesome

sparesome adjective: economical; thrifty.

Adjective

sparesome (comparative more sparesome, superlative most sparesome)

  1. (nonstandard) economical; thrifty
    • […] the common remark being, “Oh! we must be sparesome now, the feast days are near at hand.”1864, Henry Mayhew, German Life and Manners as Seen in Saxony at the Present Day, page 285
    • When my great-grandfather came to this country, Germany really didn't exist. He came from Württemberg. Now the Swabish people had the reputation similar to [what] the Scottish people have in the British Isles. We are the most sparesome, thrifty, stingy of all Germans.2010, Hemalata C. Dandekar, Michigan Family Farms and Farm Buildings, page 54

Forms of sparesome

comparativemore sparesome
superlativemost sparesome

Origin of sparesome

Calque of German sparsam

Questions about sparesome

What does sparesome mean?
Sparesome means economical; thrifty.
What part of speech is sparesome?
Sparesome is an adjective.

Words near sparesome in the dictionary

  1. spares a thought for
  2. spares no effort
  3. spares no expense
  4. spares someone the details
  5. spares someone's blushes
  6. sparesome
  7. sparest
  8. spareth
  9. sparfloxacin
  10. spargana
  11. sparganiaceous

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