sparing /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal. noun1 •The act by which something or someone is spared.The sparings of my frugality have, however, in a sufficient degree, augmented my originally scanty patrimony; […] — 1830 formssparings · more sparing · most sparing