SPARING, SPARINGLY, SPARINGNESS
ADJECTIVES
1000 — GNEDE sparing, miserly, parsimonious → obs.
1225 — NARROW sparing, close, parsimonious, mean, stingy → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1330 — SCARCE sparing, or chary of → obs.
1366 — SCANT sparing, parsimonious → obs. exc. Sc.
1400 — NIGGARD having a miserly nature; sparing, mean, parsimonious → chiefly literary usage
1450 — RETENTIVE frugal, sparing, miserly; inclined to keep hold of one’s money or property, than to spend it or give it away
1526 — RARE sparing → obs.
1548 — PINCHING stinting, sparing; parsimonious, grudging
1565 — SPAREFUL sparing, frugal → obs.
1570 — CHARY careful not to waste or part with, frugal, sparing
1576 — DAINTY (with of) careful, chary, or sparing of; particular or scrupulous about anything → obs.
1580 — ENVIOUS grudging, parsimonious, sparing, excessively careful → obs.
1596 — PARSIMONIOUS sparing in the giving or using of something abstract, as emotion, words, good fortune, etc.
1601 — SPARY sparing, frugal → obs.
1606 — NIGGARDLY sparing or grudging of
1610 — ABSTEMIOUS abstinent, refraining, sparing (with regard to other things than food)
1613 — SCANTING inclined to be sparing or frugal → obs.
1616 — FRUGAL careful or sparing in the use of food, goods, etc.
1624 — ABSTEMIOUS temperate or sparing in food; characterized by such temperance; sparing
1628 — SQUEASY — SQUEAZY sparing of something → obs.
1677 — HUSBANDED used sparingly and economically, with a view to preservation
1728 — SCRIMP sparing, parsimonious, frugal → orig. & chiefly Sc.
1728 — UNLAVISH frugal, sparing
1755 — ECONOMIC thrifty, careful, saving, sparing → obs.
..19C — MEVERLY shy, bashful; of a gentle or quiet disposition; affectedly sparing in drinking or eating → Eng. dial.
1857 — CHEESEPARING mean, sparing, parsimonious
1924 — HAINIE — HENNIE sparing → Sc.
ADVERBS
1000 — GNEDELY sparingly, frugally → obs.
1000 — LATELY slowly, tardily, sluggishly; reluctantly, sparingly → obs.
1250 — NARROWLY sparingly, parsimoniously → obs.
1340 — SCARCELY inadequately, sparingly, parsimoniously → obs.
1425 — FASTINGLY abstemiously, sparingly → obs.
1440 — SCANTLY sparingly; at little cost → obs.
1513 — DAINTILY rarely, sparingly → obs.
1530 — NICELY sparingly, grudgingly → obs.
1534 — SAVINGLY in a sparing or economical manner; frugally
1548 — NIGHLY sparingly, grudgingly → obs.
1577 — CHARILY with preserving or saving care; sparingly
1581 — THRIFTILY frugally, sparingly
1586 — MEAGERLY — MEAGRELY sparingly, meanly; sparsely
1593 — MINCINGLY sparingly, in a grudging measure → obs.
1603 — SPARILY sparingly, moderately; with restraint → obs.
1607 — THIN in a poor or sparing manner → obs.
1615 — SPRINKLINGLY sparsely; sparingly
1625 — ABSTEMIOUSLY sparingly, temperately; chiefly used with reference to eating and drinking
1634 — PARSIMONIOUSLY sparingly, frugally
1756 — SCRIMP sparingly, grudgingly → orig. & chiefly Sc.
NOUNS
1362 — DOLE a person sparingly doled out
1390 — HUSBANDRY employment of a thing sparingly and to the best advantage; frugality
1475 — PARSIMONY the careful or sparing use of money or other resources
1509 — PARCITY sparingness, frugality → obs.
1531 — FRUGALITY moderate or sparing expenditure
1571 — CHARINESS sparingness; heedfulness
1626 — ABSTEMIOUSNESS the quality of being sparing in the use of strong drink and delicacies
1638 — COMPENDIUM sparing or saving; economy of labour, space, etc. → obs.
1668 — SAVINGNESS a being sparing or frugal
NOUNS, PERSON
1440 — SPARER a sparing, frugal, or thrifty person
1648 — PINCH-BELLY a person who is sparing with food; a mean or miserly person
VERBS
1175 — SPELE to use sparingly or frugally → obs.
1529 — PINCH to give something sparingly or grudgingly → Eng. dial.
1555 — MAKE DAINTY OF ANYTHING to be sparing or chary of → obs.
1573 — SCANT OUT to dole out sparingly → obs.
1596 — NIGGARD to be sparing of; to dispense in a niggardly fashion → obs.
1636 — INCH OUT to deal out sparingly or by small amounts → obs.
1676 — HALFPENNYWORTH OUT to dole out sparingly or in small quantities
1649 — MANAGE to use sparingly or with judgement → obs.
1721 — TAPE to use sparingly; to make anything go a long way; to stint → Sc.
1726 — SPIN OUT to use sparingly; to cause to last out
1737 — HAIN to husband, to economize, to use sparingly; to save up, to hoard, to lay by → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1749 — DOLE OUT to portion or parcel out in a sparing or miserly manner
1752 — SCRIMP to use sparingly or thriftily
1825 — SKINCH to give out or use sparingly → chiefly Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1843 — ETTLE to plan, to arrange for, to contrive to the greatest advantage; to deal out in small quantities, to use sparingly and stingily → Eng. dial.
1874 — CHEESEPARE to be mean, sparing, or parsimonious; to save money by making numerous small financial cuts
1917 — HOOVERIZE to be sparing or economical, esp. in the use of food → US
1935 — LANK DOWN to become sparing or frugal → Amer. dial.