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Covetous vs Sparing - What's the difference?

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Covetous is a related term of sparing.


As adjectives the difference between covetous and sparing

is that covetous is inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious while sparing is prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.

As a verb sparing is

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covetous

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious.

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    * covetousness

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    * covet

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    sparing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal

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