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sparingly

American  
[spair-ing-lee] / ˈspɛər ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in an economical or limited way.

    Nutritionists recommend eating fats sparingly.

Other Word Forms

  • oversparingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of sparingly

sparing ( def. ) + -ly

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