# sparest

Pronunciation: say "SPAIR-ist" US /ˈspɛəɹɪst/, UK /ˈspɛə(ɹ)ɪst/, AUS /ˈspeːɹɪst/

## Adjective

1. Superlative of spare. — superlative form of spare: most spare
   - Simple: Superlative of spare. Use it for the one that is the most plain, thin, or bare.
   - _Even the sparest hotel room felt luxurious after weeks of camping._
   - _Critics praised the novel's sparest passages, where every word earned its place._

## Verb

2. Second-person singular simple present indicative of spare. *(archaic)* — second-person singular simple present indicative of spare
   - Simple: Second-person singular present of spare. An old form used with "thou" to mean "you spare."

## Origin

Formed from "spare" combined with the suffix "-est".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sparest (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).