FRUGALLY

frugally

(adverb) in a frugal manner; “in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

frugally (comparative more frugally, superlative most frugally)

In a frugal manner

Source: Wiktionary

Fru"gal*ly, adv.

Definition: Thriftily; prudently.

FRUGAL

Fru"gal, a. Etym: [L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See Fruit, n.]

1. Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time. I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Such disproportions. Milton.

2. Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune. "Frugal fare." Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition