In a penurious or parsimonious manner; with scanty supply.
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ad. in a penurious manner
Word Usage
"The Padington house, she said, was already let, and her mother was determined not to hire another, but still to live as penuriously as possible, in order, notwithstanding his remonstrances, to save all she could of her income for her son."