spare
verb (used with object)
to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy.
sparest
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superlativeof spare.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The softer light makes even the sparest of holiday décor feel homier.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
He’s known to demand only the sparest detail in his briefings, and his workdays frequently include hours watching cable news and posting on Twitter.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
She painted that too, in one of her sparest and most modern pictures: a red hand and forearm lost in a sea of black, interrupted by a shaft of white suggesting an absent god.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2020
Here’s Berlin’s great gift — or, one of them: the power to spark life on the page using the sparest of words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
They understood each other, using the sparest words.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
