Meanings
adverbsparingly (comparative more sparingly, superlative most sparingly)
comparative more sparingly · superlative most sparingly
- In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
The Mark Tree is generally used as an effect to accentuate transitions in music, either at the beginning or end of a phrase. When used sparingly, they ^([sic]) can add an exotic "shimmer" effect.
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Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Catalan parcament, parsimoniosament
- parcamentin a sparing manner
- parsimoniosamentin a sparing manner
Dutch spaarzaam
- spaarzaamin a sparing manner
Finnish säästeliäästi
- säästeliäästiin a sparing manner
French parcimonieusement
- parcimonieusementin a sparing manner
Greek με φειδώ
- με φειδώ (me feidó)in a sparing manner
Icelandic sparlega
- sparlegain a sparing manner
Italian parsimoniosamente
- parsimoniosamentein a sparing manner
Latin parcē
- parcēin a sparing manner
Portuguese moderadamente
- moderadamentein a sparing manner
Romanian moderat, frugal
- moderatin a sparing manner
- frugalin a sparing manner
- cu măsurăin a sparing manner
Russian скупо, скудно
- скупо (skupo)in a sparing manner
- скудно (skudno)in a sparing manner
- бережливо (berežlivo)in a sparing manner
- экономно (ekonomno)in a sparing manner
Spanish con moderación, moderadamente
- con moderaciónin a sparing manner
- moderadamentein a sparing manner
- en pequeñas cantidadesin a sparing manner
Swedish sparsamt
- sparsamtin a sparing manner
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Cite this entry
APA
sparingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparingly
MLA
“sparingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sparingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparingly.
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