sparingly
In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or…In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
» The narrator describes the surroundings only sparingly.
Der Erzähler liefert nur wenige Beschreibungen des Umfelds. — al_ex_an_der
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1 sensesIn a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
скупоskupo, скудноskudno, бережливоberežlivo
- to a meager degree or in a meager manner
Examples
10 sentencesThe narrator describes the surroundings only sparingly.
deDer Erzähler liefert nur wenige Beschreibungen des Umfelds. — al_ex_an_der
Statistics must be treated with caution and used sparingly.
Be careful with the toilet paper and use it sparingly.
You can prolong the life of your clothing by washing it sparingly.
Kano, pretending to cry has impact from being used sparingly!
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
more sparingly, most sparingly| Comparative | more sparingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sparingly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.