sparing

/ˈsper-iŋ/

adjective

  1. marked by or practicing careful restraint (as in the use of resources)

  2. meager, bare

sparing frugal thrifty economical mean careful in the use of one's money or resources. sparing stresses abstention and restraint. frugal implies absence of luxury and simplicity of lifestyle.

verb

  1. to forbear to destroy, punish, or harm

  2. to refrain from attacking or reprimanding with necessary or salutary severity

  3. to relieve of the necessity of doing or undergoing something