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sparingly

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spar·ing  (spârng)
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.
3. Forbearing; lenient.

sparing·ly adv.
sparing·ness n.
Synonyms: sparing, frugal, thrifty, economical
These adjectives mean exercising or reflecting care in the use of resources, such as money. Sparing stresses restraint, as in expenditure: a quiet librarian who was sparing of words.
Frugal implies self-denial and abstention from luxury: a frugal diet; a frugal monk.
Thrifty suggests industry, care, and diligence in conserving means: grew up during the Depression and learned to be thrifty.
Economical emphasizes prudence, skillful management, and the avoidance of waste: an economical shopper; an economical use of energy.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.sparingly - to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources"
Translations
sparingly [ˈspɛərɪŋlɪ] advescasamente
sparingly [ˈspɛərɪŋlɪ] advavec modération
sparingly [ˈspɛərɪŋlɪ] spare advsparsam
sparingly [ˈspɛərɪŋlɪ] advmoderatamente


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Speech of touch towards others, should be sparingly used; for discourse ought to be as a field, without coming home to any man.
Dine sparingly and sup more sparingly still; for the health of the whole body is forged in the workshop of the stomach.
So I drifted for three days, eating and drinking sparingly, and meditating upon all that had happened to me,--not desiring very greatly then to see men again.
 
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