Sparer

Word SPARER
Character 6
Hyphenation spar er
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Sparer"

What do we mean by sparer?

Scant; not abundant or plentiful.

Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.

Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.

Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.

Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.

Very angry; frustrated or distraught.

Slow.

Someone (Person A) who, when in a public restroom, refuses to give a person sitting in the adjacent stall (Person B) a square of toilet paper when Person B has run out of toilet paper. No-square sparers typically take high risks, as there is always a chance that Person B could exit the stall at the same time as them and initiate an argument. Urban Dictionary

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The word "sparer" in example sentences

Crate & Barrel's baby brother, with a sparer, simpler design orientation particularly well suited to smaller Manhattan apartments. ❋ Faith Hope Consolo (2010)

That is not to say, however, that the sparer stagings will not generate spikes of imaginative energy. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If The City and the City marked a new direction, with a sparer prose and a more sombre tone, Kraken, published shortly after, "felt like the end of something". ❋ Unknown (2011)

These two books made me think Lorrie Moore might be counted among a younger generation of adventurous writers neither programmatically postmodern nor retreating to the sparer comforts of minimalism, following up on the radical departures of postmodernism in a perhaps less confrontational, more accessible way. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once he left Europe and settled in Manhattan, Feininger's works grew sparer still, though more fluid—images of his new city rendered in a looser style, minus the depth. ❋ Judith H. Dobrzynski (2011)

In his more recent works, the bravura use of visual effects has given way to a sparer style, with a strong use of shadow that adds a sense of mortality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That my generation is now leading, us with our formerly well traveled lives and good solid educations and our sense of seeing the world from periods of outrageous decadence, and thinner sparer times with Bush, we finally came through. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In its place is a much sparer logo, featuring a "C" surrounded by an upside-down "C." ❋ Jack Mirkinson (2010)

But this minimalism captivated me right from the even sparer instrumental opener. ❋ Unknown (2009)

CHRISTGAU: We just heard a sparer version of "Sentimental Journey," the signature song whose big band rendition opens Doris Day's two-CD retrospective, "Golden Girl." ❋ Unknown (2009)

O'Farrell's characteristically lyrical writing (sometimes criticised as overblown) is here sparer, more elegant. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Person B: Hey, person in the other stall, could I have a square of toilet paper? Person A: [No, sorry]. Person B: You don't have any? Person A: I have some, I just don't want to give any to you. Person B: Please? Just one? Person A: No. Person B: Don't be a [no-square sparer]...just [give me one]! How hard is it? Person A: **flushes and unlocks the stall** Person B: (overhears the flushing and stall unlocking) F**K YOU, MAN! I'LL REMEMBER THIS SH*T! ❋ A Person Named (2013)

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