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Sparingness

Sparing \Spar"ing\, a. Spare; saving; frugal; merciful.
--Bacon. [1913 Webster] -- Spar"ing*ly, adv. -- Spar"ing*ness, n.

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sparingness

n. The property of being sparing.

Usage examples of "sparingness".

When this was done the senate and the rest, finding nothing taken from them, became fairly resigned to his rule, but the veterans were indignant, regarding his sparingness and the honor shown to the others to be their own dishonor and loss, since they were to receive less.