Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sparingly

/spˈɛɹɪŋli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: spar-ing-ly
IPA: /spˈɛɹɪŋli/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sparing Middle English -ly English -ly English sparingly From sparing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sparingly (comparative) most sparingly (superlative)

Synonyms

meagerly slenderly meagrely

Rhymes With

flaringly

Questions

How do you pronounce sparingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɛɹɪŋli/.
What does sparingly mean?: In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
Where does sparingly come from?: Etymology tree English sparing Middle English -ly English -ly English sparingly From sparing + -ly.

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