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Noun: sparer- Someone who refrains from injuring or destroying
Adjective: spare (sparer,sparest) spehr- Thin and fit
"the spare figure of a marathon runner" - trim - More than is needed, desired, or required
"sleeping in the spare room" - excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus - Not taken up by scheduled activities
"spare time on my hands" - free - Kept in reserve especially for emergency use
"a spare tire"; "spare parts" - Lacking in amplitude or quantity
"a spare diet" - bare, scanty - Lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- plain, bare, unembellished, unornamented - [Brit] Very angry
- hot under the collar, hopping mad
Derived forms: sparers See also: angry, lean, meager [N. Amer], meagerly [N. Amer], meagre [Brit, Cdn], meagrely [Brit, Cdn], scrimpy, spare, sparely, spareness, stingy, thin, unadorned, undecorated, unnecessary, unneeded, unoccupied Type of: benefactor, helper Encyclopedia: Spare |