Sparingly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛɹɪŋli/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈeəɹɪŋli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈeəɹɪŋli/

3 syllables Say it as /spˈɛɹɪŋli/.

Examples

these voices are meagerly represented at the conference
the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

meagerly meagrely slenderly

Antonyms

amply

Parts of Speech

adverb

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

“these voices are meagerly represented at the conference”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sparsam

in geringem Maße oder in dürftiger Weise

🇫🇷French

avec parcimonie

dans une faible mesure ou de manière limitée

🇪🇸Spanish

escasamente

en escasa medida o de manera escasa

🇮🇹Italian

con parsimonia

in misura esigua o in maniera esigua

🇳🇱Dutch

spaarzaam

in magere mate of op magere wijze

🇵🇹Portuguese

com moderação

em grau escasso ou de maneira escassa

🇷🇺Russian

экономно

в скудной степени или в скудной степени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किफ़ायत से

अल्प मात्रा में या अल्प रीति से

🇧🇩Bengali

সামান্য

সামান্য মাত্রায় বা সামান্য পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கனமாக

அற்ப அளவில் அல்லது அற்பமான முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొదుపుగా

తక్కువ స్థాయిలో లేదా తక్కువ పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

संयमाने

अल्प प्रमाणात किंवा अल्प प्रमाणात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંયમપૂર્વક

થોડી માત્રામાં અથવા નજીવી રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿತವಾಗಿ

ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിതമായി

തുച്ഛമായ അളവിലോ തുച്ഛമായ രീതിയിലോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੋੜੇ ਜਿਹੇ

ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

تھوڑا سا

معمولی حد تک یا معمولی انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

节俭地

在微薄的程度上或以微薄的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

控えめに

わずかな程度、またはわずかな方法で

🇰🇷Korean

아껴서

빈약한 정도로 또는 빈약한 방식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một cách tiết kiệm

ở một mức độ ít ỏi hoặc một cách ít ỏi

🇹🇭Thai

เท่าที่จำเป็น

เล็กน้อยหรือในลักษณะเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan hemat

pada tingkat yang sedikit atau dengan cara yang sedikit

🇵🇭Filipino

matipid

sa kakarampot na antas o sa kakarampot na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

berjimat cermat

pada tahap yang sedikit atau dengan cara yang sedikit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باعتدال

بدرجة ضئيلة أو بطريقة هزيلة

🇮🇷Persian

کم کم

به درجات ناچیز یا به صورت ناچیز

🇹🇷Turkish

tedbirli bir şekilde

yetersiz derecede veya yetersiz bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

במשורה

במידה דלה או בצורה דלה

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The primary meaning of 'sparingly' is 'to a meager degree or in a meager manner'.

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Using 'sparingly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sparingly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sparingly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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