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Sparingly Definition & Meaning

sparingly
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"

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What does sparingly mean?
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"
What part of speech is sparingly?
Sparingly is an adverb.

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