sparely

sparely
spare ► ADJECTIVE 1) additional to what is required for ordinary use. 2) not currently in use or occupied. 3) with no excess fat; thin. 4) elegantly simple.
► NOUN ▪ an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out.
► VERB 1) give (something of which one has enough) to. 2) make free or available. 3) refrain from killing or harming. 4) refrain from inflicting (harm) on.
● go spare — Cf. ↑go spare
● spare no expense (or no expense spared) — Cf. ↑spare no expense
● to spare — Cf. ↑to spare
DERIVATIVES sparely adverb spareness noun.
ORIGIN Old English, «not plentiful, meagre».

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