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Antonyms for sparingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : spair-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛər ɪŋ



Definition of sparingly

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from present participle of spare (v.) + -ly (2).
  • As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly
  • As in infrequently : adv seldom
  • As in reasonably : adv to a moderate degree
  • As in sporadically : adv infrequently
Example sentences :
  • Not until I had learnt to do this was I given back my joys, and then sparingly.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley
  • This method is only sparingly permissible with an adequate textbook.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • Pray let me have your judgment—not sparingly, but in all candour.
  • Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey
  • Even the writings of the living are sparingly admitted here.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 » by Various
  • Jewels are worn but sparingly by young women in their first season in society.
  • Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
  • Even that had to be sparingly used on account of the scarcity of water.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • With calcium it is said to yield a scarlet, sparingly soluble in water.
  • Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
  • Soap is to be used but sparingly in the bath of young children.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
  • “The matches will last if we use them sparingly,” Jerry replied.
  • Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon
  • She would have to use them sparingly for she might not be able to get any more for a long time.
  • Extract from : « Nobody's Girl » by Hector Malot

Synonyms for sparingly

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