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adj
Abstemious; Lacking in appetite or vitality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: abstinent, temperate, abstemious, abstentious, sober, spareful
Antonyms: none provided
adj
sparing; chary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: abstemious, parsimonious, canny, chary, moderate, cheap, close with a buck, economic, economical, frugal, husbandly, huswifely, penny-pinching, prudent, spareful, sparing, spary, thrifty, tight, tightwad
Antonyms: none provided
adj
frugal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From spare + -ful?
