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Grammar : Adv

Spell : spair-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛər ɪŋ

Definition of sparingly

Origin : mid-15c., from present participle of spare (v.) + -ly (2).

As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly
As in infrequently : adv seldom
As in reasonably : adv to a moderate degree
As in sporadically : adv infrequently

Example sentences :

Not until I had learnt to do this was I given back my joys, and then sparingly.
Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley

This method is only sparingly permissible with an adequate textbook.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

Pray let me have your judgment—not sparingly, but in all candour.
Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey

Even the writings of the living are sparingly admitted here.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 » by Various

Jewels are worn but sparingly by young women in their first season in society.
Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway

Even that had to be sparingly used on account of the scarcity of water.
Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman

With calcium it is said to yield a scarlet, sparingly soluble in water.
Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field

Soap is to be used but sparingly in the bath of young children.
Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys

“The matches will last if we use them sparingly,” Jerry replied.
Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon

She would have to use them sparingly for she might not be able to get any more for a long time.
Extract from : « Nobody's Girl » by Hector Malot

Synonyms for sparingly

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