# sparingly

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

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