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Webster 1828 Edition
Sparingly
SPA'RINGLY
, adv.1.
Not abundantly.2.
Frugally; parsimoniously; not lavishly. High titles of honor were in the king's minority sparingly granted, because dignity then waited on desert. Commend but sparingly whom thou dost love.3.
Abstinently; moderately. Christians are obliged to taste even the innocent pleasures of life but sparingly.4.
Seldom; not frequently. The morality of a grave sentence, affected by Lucan, is more sparingly used by Virgil.5.
Cautiously; tenderly.Definition 2024
sparingly
sparingly
English
Adverb
sparingly (comparative more sparingly, superlative most sparingly)
- In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
Translations
in a sparing manner
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References
- sparingly in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911