unspare en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + spare.
Meanings
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Not spare; abundant or generous.
The food, presented with a dated menu, was remarkably unspare — a flavorsome light potage, choux-rouge braises, fresh saucisson and jambon fume, pommes natures, Poire Belle-Helene […]
1983, The New Yorker, volume 59, numbers 33-39, page 109:The legs of Enlightener are also graced by an unspare tailoring of pleated clothes.
1995, Paul Ilie, The Age of Minerva: Counter-rational reason in the eighteenth century:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unspare | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unspare | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |