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  • 1. sparingly
  • Rhymes with Sparingly
  • Sparingly in a sentence
  • Quotes about Sparingly
Table of Contents
  • 1. sparingly
  • Rhymes with Sparingly
  • Sparingly in a sentence
  • Quotes about Sparingly
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. sparingly

adverb. ['ˈspɛrɪŋli'] to a meager degree or in a meager manner.

Synonyms

  • meagerly
  • meagrely

Antonyms

  • maximal
  • sufficient
  • inadequacy

Etymology

  • -ly (English)
  • -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • sparing (English)

Rhymes with Sparingly

  • flaringly

Sentences with sparingly


1. Adverb
Water sparingly, taking care never to over water.

Quotes about sparingly


1. As far as I can tell, there are two basic (kissing) rules: 1. Don't bite anything without permission. 2. The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.
- John Green, Paper Towns

2. she thought it was the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which alone could estimate it truly, were the very feelings which ought to taste it but sparingly.
- Jane Austen, Persuasion

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