"sparely" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more sparely [comparative], most sparely [superlative]
Etymology: From spare + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spare|ly}} spare + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} sparely (comparative more sparely, superlative most sparely)
  1. In a spare manner; sparsely or frugally.
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