sparingly
Use Sparingly in a sentence
ɪŋ adjective
1.
economical (often followed by in or of ).
2.
lenient or merciful.
3.
scanty; limited.
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| —adj (sometimes foll by with | |
| 1. | economical or frugal (with) |
| 2. | scanty; meagre |
| 3. | merciful or lenient |
| 'sparingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'sparingness | |
| —n | |
| sparing (ˈspɛərɪŋ) | |
| —adj (sometimes foll by with | |
| 1. | economical or frugal (with) |
| 2. | scanty; meagre |
| 3. | merciful or lenient |
| 'sparingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'sparingness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
spare
O.E. sparian "to refrain from harming, to allow to go free," from the source of O.E. spær "sparing, frugal," from P.Gmc. *sparaz (cf. O.Fris. sparia, O.N. spara, O.H.G. sparon "to spare"). Meaning "to dispense from one's own stock" is recorded from early 13c. The adj. meaning "additional, extra"
is attested from c.1300. In ref. to time, from 1610; sense of "flimsy, thin" is recorded from 1540s. Spare part is attested from 1888. The noun meaning "extra thing or part" is from 1640s. Bowling sense of "a knocking down of all pins in two bowls" is attested from 1849, Amer.Eng.
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Example sentences
The deeply nutty oil is coveted as truffles are elsewhere, and it is used sparingly but often.
Genes for resistance thus spread through the population unless such drugs are used carefully and sparingly.
It is a powerful herb and has to be used sparingly in cooking.
Fla, are buying sparingly of what was shown on the runway.
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