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[ spair-ing-lee ] / ˈspɛər ɪŋ li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sparingly ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbin an economical or limited way: Nutritionists recommend eating fats sparingly. Origin of sparinglysparing + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM sparinglyo·ver·spar·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby sparinglysparge, sparid, Sparine, sparing, sparing action, sparingly, spark, spark arrester, spark chamber, spark coil, sparker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sparinglyHere and there, sparingly, one of the dolls might be purple or green: “Rainbow Piets,” they call them. Dutch Try to Save Santa’s Slave|Nadette De Visser|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Gradually and sparingly add water while stirring the tahini quickly with a fork. An Israeli Independence Day Menu|Naama Shefi|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST Although I feed as sparingly as possible, their numbers continue to diminish. The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST Bran may be fed for a change, and a little cotton seed or corn may be given, but sparingly. The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller
They are very bitter, and wild animals are inclined to let them alone, unless pressed by hunger, and then eat them sparingly. American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson He lived most sparingly, and sent all the money he could save to support his father's family at Florence. A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various They have water-bottles from which they refresh, but sparingly. Observe a strict sobriety; never drink of more than one kind of wine, and partake of that sparingly. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness|Cecil B. Hartley
Words related to sparinglyeasily, delicately, casually, tenderly, moderately, gingerly, softly, simply, mildly, freely, quietly, slightly, sparsely, faintly, thinly, subtly, now and then, occasionally, intermittently, sporadically |