What is "sparest"

Spare \Spare\, a. [Compar. Sparer; superl. Sparest; -- not used in all the senses of the word.] [AS. sp[ae]r sparing. Cf. Spare, v. t. ]

1. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.

2. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.

   He was spare, but discreet of speech.
   --Carew.

3. Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, I have no spare time.

   If that no spare clothes he had to give.
   --Spenser.

4. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.

5. Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.

   O, give me the spare men, and spare me the great ones.
   --Shak.

6. Slow. [Obs. or prov. Eng.]
   --Grose.

a. (en-superlative of: spare)