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Meanings of sparingly in English

To a meager degree or in a meager manner.

      Usage of sparingly in English
      1
      Please continue to use electricity sparingly and to switch off non-essential appliances.
      The South African
      2
      Eskom has urged the public to use electricity sparingly over peak times.
      The South African
      3
      Impeachment is a constitutional option used sparingly by Congress against a president.
      Reuters
      4
      A little goes a long way with this formula, so use sparingly.
      Ebony
      5
      In contrast, Democrats' recent Facebook ads have referred to impeachment only sparingly.
      Reuters
      6
      Mr Obama has used Oval Office speeches sparingly compared with previous presidents.
      Radio NZ
      7
      She's also been very vocal, but sparingly informative, on the land issue.
      The South African
      8
      This it does most of all when used sparingly and after labor.
      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 / A Magazi...
      9
      Everybody drank sparingly of the water and ate sparingly of the bread.
      Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
      10
      In the rough finish the nap, although sparingly raised, is comparatively long.
      Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools ...
      11
      He laved his head in it generously, and washed it off sparingly.
      The Winds of the World
      12
      She uses it sparingly; repellent, like everything else, is in short supply.
      The Guardian
      13
      Chani drank sparingly from a goblet of water in front of her.
      The Winds of Dune
      14
      They raised their vizors but sufficiently to feed themselves, and that sparingly.
      The Castle of Otranto
      15
      It was rugged and sterile, and farms were sparingly dispersed over it.
      Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
      16
      The larger lichens, as the reindeer and Iceland lichens, occurred very sparingly.
      The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volum...
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      Sparingly through the time
      Sparingly across language varieties
      South Africa
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Less common
      United States of America
      Less common