Grudging and Sparing

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Grudging adjective - Petty or reluctant in giving or spending.

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Sparing and grudging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sparing" instead an adjective "Grudging".

Nearby Words: grudge, grudgingly, grudged

Sparing adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: a government agency that has always been sparing of public information

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Grudging and sparing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grudging" instead an adjective "Sparing".

Nearby Words: spare, sparingly, spared, sparring

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