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Meanings of
sparingly
in anglès
To a meager degree or in a meager manner.
slenderly
meagrely
meagerly
amply
Sinònims
Examples for "
slenderly
"
slenderly
meagrely
meagerly
Examples for "
slenderly
"
1
Her shoulders and her hips had the same long,
slenderly
sloping curves.
2
We are here but badly victualled, and furnished with mouth-harness very
slenderly
.
3
She was
slenderly
built, of middle height, and had a good figure.
4
Lord William Newbury was a man of sixty-five, tall and
slenderly
built.
5
Mr. Drew is about five feet ten inches high, and
slenderly
made.
1
A great walnut monstrosity
meagrely
equipped performed the functions of a sideboard.
2
Red Cross history would fill a big volume, no matter how
meagrely
told.
3
The Committee of 1824 was but
meagrely
supplied with evidence as to foreign surveys.
4
She brought him to rest in a small,
meagrely
furnished but delightfully scented room.
5
It was her bedroom,
meagrely
furnished, but in perfect order.
1
The only thing down here is a dank,
meagerly
stocked root cellar.
2
The Daguerrean plate and the Aeolian harp do but
meagerly
interpret his receptivity.
3
It was small,
meagerly
furnished, and offensive from want of cleanliness.
4
As I have said, the common table was
meagerly
kept.
5
They were all children,
meagerly
clothed, badly nourished, ill developed.
Usage of
sparingly
in anglès
1
Please continue to use electricity
sparingly
and to switch off non-essential appliances.
2
Eskom has urged the public to use electricity
sparingly
over peak times.
3
Impeachment is a constitutional option used
sparingly
by Congress against a president.
4
A little goes a long way with this formula, so use
sparingly
.
5
In contrast, Democrats' recent Facebook ads have referred to impeachment only
sparingly
.
6
Mr Obama has used Oval Office speeches
sparingly
compared with previous presidents.
7
She's also been very vocal, but
sparingly
informative, on the land issue.
8
This it does most of all when used
sparingly
and after labor.
9
Everybody drank
sparingly
of the water and ate
sparingly
of the bread.
10
In the rough finish the nap, although
sparingly
raised, is comparatively long.
11
He laved his head in it generously, and washed it off
sparingly
.
12
She uses it
sparingly
;
repellent, like everything else, is in short supply.
13
Chani drank
sparingly
from a goblet of water in front of her.
14
They raised their vizors but sufficiently to feed themselves, and that
sparingly
.
15
It was rugged and sterile, and farms were
sparingly
dispersed over it.
16
The larger lichens, as the reindeer and Iceland lichens, occurred very
sparingly
.
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sparingly
Adverb
Frequent collocations
use sparingly
eat sparingly
drank sparingly
play sparingly
feed sparingly
More collocations
Sparingly
through the time
Sparingly
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common