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In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
to a meager degree or in a meager manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- these voices are meagerly represented at the conference
- the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meagerly, slenderly, meagrely
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree English sparing Middle English -ly English -ly English sparingly From sparing + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
parcament
— in a sparing manner
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Catalan:
parsimoniosament
— in a sparing manner
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Dutch:
spaarzaam
— in a sparing manner
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Finnish:
säästeliäästi
— in a sparing manner
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French:
parcimonieusement
— in a sparing manner
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Greek:
με φειδώ
(me feidó)
— in a sparing manner
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Icelandic:
sparlega
— in a sparing manner
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Italian:
parsimoniosamente
— in a sparing manner
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Latin:
parcē
— in a sparing manner
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Occitan:
parsimoniosament
— in a sparing manner
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Occitan:
primotièirament
— in a sparing manner
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Occitan:
primotièrament
— in a sparing manner
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Portuguese:
moderadamente
— in a sparing manner
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Romanian:
moderat
— in a sparing manner
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Romanian:
frugal
— in a sparing manner
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Romanian:
cu măsură
— in a sparing manner
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Russian:
скупо
(skupo)
— in a sparing manner
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Russian:
скудно
(skudno)
— in a sparing manner
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Russian:
бережливо
(berežlivo)
— in a sparing manner
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Russian:
экономно
(ekonomno)
— in a sparing manner
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Spanish:
con moderación
— in a sparing manner
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Spanish:
moderadamente
— in a sparing manner
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Spanish:
en pequeñas cantidades
— in a sparing manner
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Swedish:
sparsamt
— in a sparing manner