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spasmodic
English
Etymology
From New Latin spasmodicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (spasm?d?s, “spasmodic”), from ??????? (spasmós, “spasm”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /spæz?m?d.?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /spæz?m?.d?k/
Adjective
spasmodic (comparative more spasmodic, superlative most spasmodic)
- Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
- Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
- Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
- Synonyms: patchy, stop-start; see also Thesaurus:discontinuous
- Erratic or unsustained.
- Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.
Derived terms
- spasmodically
- spasmodism
- spasmodist
Related terms
- spasm
Translations
Noun
spasmodic (plural spasmodics)
- A medicine for suppressing spasms.
- Synonym: antispasmodic
Romanian
Etymology
From French spasmodique.
Adjective
spasmodic m or n (feminine singular spasmodic?, masculine plural spasmodici, feminine and neuter plural spasmodice)
- spasmodic
Declension
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spare
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sp??(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sp???/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English spare, spar, from Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), from Proto-Germanic *sparaz (compare with Dutch spaar(zaam), German spar(sam) and spär(lich), Swedish spar(sam), Icelandic sparr (“sparing”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (compare Latin (pro)sperus (“lucky”), Old Church Slavonic ????? (spor?, “plentiful”), Albanian shperr (“earn money”), Persian ????? (sep?r, “entrust; deposit”), Ancient Greek ??????? (sparnós, “rare”), Sanskrit ????? (sphirá, “thick”)).
Adjective
spare (comparative sparer, superlative sparest)
- Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
- a spare diet
- Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
- 1602, Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall
- He was spare, […] but discreet of speech.
- 1602, Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall
- Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- I have no spare time.
- Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
- a spare anchor; a spare wheel or tyre
- Not occupied or in current use.
- Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
- (Britain, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
- When he found out that someone had broken the window, he went spare.
- The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that.
- 2006, Tate Hallaway, Tall, Dark & Dead:
- “That'll drive him spare.”
- (obsolete, Britain, dialect) Slow.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Grose to this entry?)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Welsh: sbâr
Translations
Noun
spare (plural spares)
- The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- men slaine, then without any spare at all they trampled over the dead carkasses
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- Parsimony; frugal use.
- An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
- That which has not been used or expended.
- A spare part, especially a spare tire.
- A superfluous or second-best person, specially (in a dynastic context) in the phrase "An heir and a spare".
- (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
- (Canada) A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
Etymology 2
From Middle English sparen, sparien, from Old English sparian (“to spare, show mercy to, refrain from injuring or destroying”), from Proto-Germanic *spar?n?, *spar?n? (“to save, keep, spare”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to be productive, earn”). Cognate with Scots spar, spare, spair (“to spare”), West Frisian sparje (“to save, spare”), Dutch sparen (“to save, spare”), German sparen (“to save, conserve, economise”), Swedish spara (“to save, save up”), Icelandic spara (“to save, conserve”).
Verb
spare (third-person singular simple present spares, present participle sparing, simple past and past participle spared)
- To show mercy.
- (intransitive) To desist; to stop; to refrain.
- (intransitive) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
- (transitive) To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- Kill me, if you please, or spare me.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- To keep.
- (intransitive) To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
- (transitive) To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
- (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
- (intransitive) To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
- (transitive) (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- a. 1779, Earl of Roscommon, “The Twenty-second Ode of the First Book of Horace”:
- Where angry Jove did never spare / One breath of kind and temperate air.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, The History of Henry the Fourth (Part 1), Act V, scene iv:
- Poor Jack, farewell! / I could have better spared a better man
- a. 1779, Earl of Roscommon, “The Twenty-second Ode of the First Book of Horace”:
Descendants
- ? Welsh: sbario
Translations
Anagrams
- Asper, Earps, Pears, Peras, RESPA, Rapes, Spear, Spera, apers, apres, après, aprés, as per, asper, pares, parse, pears, prase, presa, præs., rapes, reaps, sarpe, spear
Danish
Etymology 1
From English spare. Related to the following verb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sp??r/, [?sb????], [?sb?æ??]
Noun
spare c (singular definite sparen, plural indefinite spare or spares)
- (bowling) spare (the act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame)
Inflection
References
- “spare,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Norse spara, from Proto-Germanic *spar?n?, cognate with Swedish spara, English spare, German sparen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spa?r?/, [?sb????]
- Homophones: sparer, sparre, sparrer
Verb
spare (past tense sparede, past participle sparet)
- to save
- to spare
- to economize
- to save up
Inflection
References
- “spare,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
spare
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of sparen
French
Etymology 1
From Latin sparus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spa?/
Noun
spare m (plural spares)
- A fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii
Etymology 2
From English spare
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sp??/
Noun
spare m (plural spares)
- (bowling) a spare.
Related terms
- strike
German
Verb
spare
- inflection of sparen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Italian
Verb
spare
- third-person singular present indicative of sparere
Anagrams
- aspre, parse, persa, presa, saper, spera
Latin
Noun
spare
- vocative singular of sparus
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
spare
- Alternative form of sparre
Etymology 2
Verb
spare
- Alternative form of sparren (“to close”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse spara
Verb
spare (imperative spar, present tense sparer, passive spares, simple past sparte, past participle spart, present participle sparende)
- to save
Derived terms
- sparebank
References
- “spare” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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