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Sparing vs Grudging - What's the difference?

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Sparing is a related term of grudging.


As adjectives the difference between sparing and grudging

is that sparing is prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal while grudging is unwilling or with reluctance.

As verbs the difference between sparing and grudging

is that sparing is while grudging is .

As a noun grudging is

the state of bearing a grudge.

sparing

English

Adjective

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

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    grudging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unwilling or with reluctance.
    • her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award

    Derived terms

    * grudgingly

    Related terms

    * grudge * grudger

    Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of bearing a grudge.
  • * 1806 , Matthew Henry, An Exposition of All the Books of the Old and New Testaments
    • Fretfulness and discontent expose us to the just judgment of God; and we bring more calamities upon ourselves, by our murmuring, distrustful, envious groans and grudgings against one another, than we are aware of

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