sparingadjective
uk/ˈspeə.rɪŋ/us/ˈsper.ɪŋ/using very little of something:
Be sparing with the butter as there isn't much left.
He is sparing with/in his praise (= praises people very little).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Self-control and moderation
- be in command (of yourself) idiom
- collect
- command
- constraint
- continent
- cut your coat according to your cloth idiom
- decorous
- dignified
- grip
- impervious
- lightly
- mind over matter idiom
- moderation
- moderation in all things idiom
- monastic
- restrict
- restrict yourself to sth
- rise above sth
- self-controlled
- self-denial
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sparingly
adverb uk/ˈspeə.rɪŋ.li/us/ˈsper.ɪŋ.li/
There wasn't enough coal during the war, so we had to use it sparingly.