adjective. Someone who is sparing with something uses it or gives it only in very small quantities. [] sparingly adverb [ADVERB after verb]
Does sparingly mean alot or a little?
Sparingly definition
Sparingly is defined as something done in a frugal manner, or something done in a manner meant to conserve what is remaining. An example of sparingly is when you add only a tiny dash of salt because you are running out and you want to use as little as possible.
What’s the opposite of sparingly?
Opposite of adverb for prudent and restrained in the use of resources. lavishly. liberally. prodigally. bounteously.
How do you use sparingly in a sentence?
Sparingly sentence example
It forms small needles, very sparingly soluble in water. Heaths and Australian plants must be very sparingly watered, and kept with only fire heat enough to repel frost. The referendum has been sparingly used in matters of local concern.
Where did the word sparingly come from?
Old English sparian “to refrain from harming, be indulgent to, allow to go free; use sparingly,” from the source of Old English spær “sparing, frugal,” from Proto-Germanic. Meaning “to dispense from one’s own stock, give or yield up,” is recorded from early 13c. Related: Spared; sparing.
Is sparingly an ADVERB or adjective?
SPARINGLY (adverb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
What does ozone-friendly mean *?
Definition of ozone-friendly
: not reducing the ozone in the upper atmosphere an ozone-friendly product.
What does ozone-friendly mean?
not harmful to the ozone layer; using substances that do not produce gases harmful to the ozone layeran ozone-friendly refrigerator.
How do you say sparingly?
synonyms for sparingly
intermittently.now and then.occasionally.rarely.sporadically.hardly ever.not regularly.scarcely.
Is Bounteously a word?
adj. Existing in, characterized by, or producing abundance: bounteous harvests; bounteous land. [Middle English bountevous, from Old French bontive, benevolent, from bonte, bounty; see bounty.] boun′te·ous·ly adv.
What is sparing your time?
: the time when one is not working : free time He likes to ski in his spare time.
How do you use traverse in a sentence?
Traverse sentence example
Giving him a few minutes to traverse the drive, she got up and went into the kitchen. The rainfall, though moderate, is still sufficient to maintain the supply of water in the great rivers that traverse the country to the Arctic Sea, and to support an abundant vegetation.
What is the make sentence of mansion?
The director lived in a Georgetown mansion with his wife and two dogs. She ran from the mansion into the gardens and toward the forest. The mansion was quiet, and she roamed until she found where everyone was. It is a fine example of a Jacobean mansion , with a beautiful fountain in the middle of the court-yard.
How do you use the word candor in a sentence?
Candor sentence example
You must treat this matter with great candor . She was never quite sure how to respond to Martha’s candor though the two continued to be best of friends. It is unusual to find a politician with candor in today’s government. Candor is an important virtue in life.
What do spare me mean?
Definition of spare (someone) the details
: to not tell someone all the unpleasant or boring details about something “I drank too much last night and got sick.” “Please, spare me the details.”
Does not spare meaning?
1 tr to refrain from killing, punishing, harming, or injuring.
What does it mean to spare someone?
[usually passive] (formal) to allow someone or something to escape harm, damage, or death, especially when others do not escape it spare somebody/something (from something) They killed the men but spared the children.
