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Sparingly

see synonyms of sparingly

Adverb

1. meagerly, meagrely, slenderly, sparingly

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

Example Sentences:
'these voices are meagerly represented at the conference'
'the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sparingly

see synonyms of sparingly
adjective
1. (sometimes foll by with or of)
economical or frugal (with)
2. 
scanty; meagre
3. 
merciful or lenient

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Sparingly

see synonyms of sparingly
adjective
1. 
that spares
2. 
careful in spending or using; frugal
3. 
scanty or meager

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sparingly

see synonyms of sparingly
adj.
1. Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources.
2. Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent: sparing amounts of criticism.

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