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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.

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sparingly

sparingly

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Adverb

sparingly (comparative more sparingly, superlative most sparingly)

  1. In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.

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References

  • sparingly in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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