Definition of "sparingly" [sparingly]

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

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• "If only our cities and I use the term sparingly to describe Olympia acted like that."
• "It's always interesting to see a new film that's being tossed around with the "film noir" label, especially now that they're all shot in color, but this is two years in a row that Sundance has used the term sparingly, saving the title for only the highest quality films"
• "Admittedly I use the term sparingly, because I’m skeptical of most efforts to distinguish between the effects of nature and nurture."