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sparingly

spa·ringly

US/ˈspɛrɪŋli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

  • “these voices are meagerly represented at the conference”
  • “the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources”

Origin

From sparing + -ly.

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