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Definition of Sparely
1. Adverb. In a spare manner. "William held me longest with his recent bronzes sparely arranged at Waddington's galleries"
Definition of Sparely
1. adv. In a spare manner; sparingly.
Definition of Sparely
1. Adverb. In a spare manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sparely
1. spare [adv] - See also: spare
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparely
Literary usage of Sparely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The imperial gazetteer of India [by] W.W. Hunter by India, William Wilson Hunter (1881)
"As a rule they are darker, shorter, and more sparely built than the higher castes,
besides often betraying in their features other traces of aboriginal ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1869)
"In the deep water from 50 to 200 fathoms, between reefs, simple and sparely
distributed species occur ; and in other seas, where there are no reefs, ..."
3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"sparely. Tho' faith, I fear ye dine but sparely, To a Louse. A' day they [the
birds] fare but sparely ; S. Up in the morning. Spark. ..."
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