Use the spices sparingly.sparinglyspar‧ing‧ly /ˈspeərɪŋli $ ˈsper-/ adverb 
Use the spices sparingly.—sparing adjective: We must be sparing with our resources.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Davis played sparingly during his freshman season.
- Salt should be used sparingly in cooking.
- But perhaps it is wise that we sparingly reward those in charge of our money.
- I sipped water sparingly, leaving glass after glass for Induk.
- In mountain areas use motorised transport sparingly and park considerately.
- It is a mild but effective antibiotic, but use it very sparingly.
- None the less it has reproduced itself sparingly from Texas to the Carolinas.
- Trotter played sparingly in 1998 as the Eagles stumbled to a 3-13 record.
- Unlike sperm, eggs are produced very sparingly.
- Use the water sparingly and clean the carpet a small section at a time.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Use the spices sparingly.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
using or doing only a little of something: Use the spices sparingly. (=eat very little)· Carter joined us for lunch, but ate sparingly, as he always did.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· Words she used sparingly or not at all in her novels filtered into her reluctant mind: lust, passion, loins?· Water is using sparingly, not wasted on thirsty lawns but displayed in fountains and small pools.· This solution should be used sparingly.· Even optical instruments, such as perspective machines, the cameraobscura and the camera lucida, were used sparingly.· Ronseal Colored Satin Varnish in walnut was used sparingly in an even coat.· Glaxo's scientists say omeprazole should be used sparingly because it might cause cancer.· These notes, however, should be used sparingly as they soon pall on the ear.
Use the spices sparingly.—sparing adjective: We must be sparing with our resources.