Spareful

Quick meaning: Spareful is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Abstemious; Lacking in appetite or vitality.

Meaning

(obsolete) Abstemious; Lacking in appetite or vitality.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) sparing; chary.
2. (dated) frugal.

Example Sentences

Lucullus was a niggard of his meat, And spareful of his cups seem'd Anthony;

A good demand obtains for rosin, only limited by the spareful granting of licences.

“If you've got a dog, be spareful of the stuff or he'll leave home,” the youth called after him.

I admonish them, therefore, to be more spareful in their diet, and so they shall gain health to their bodies, and comfort to their purse.

Synonyms for spareful

Depending on context, synonyms include abstinent, temperate, abstemious, abstentious, sober, parsimonious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include abstemious, spareless, spare, scant, niggard, abstenious.

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