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sparely

adverb

spare·​ly
Synonyms of sparelynext
1
: sparingly
drinking gravely and sparely of the … punch—Irwin Shaw
2
: sparsely, meagerly
rooms were sparely furnished—Elizabeth M. Roberts
3
: leanly
sparely built, active little man

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spare entry 2 + -ly

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