sparse
[ spahrs ]
/ spɑrs /
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adjective, spars·er, spars·est.
thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
not thick or dense; thin: sparse hair.
scanty; meager.
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Origin of sparse
synonym study for sparse
1-3. See scanty.
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sparse
/ (spɑːs) /
adjective
scattered or scanty; not dense
Derived forms of sparse
sparsely, adverbsparseness or sparsity, nounWord Origin for sparse
C18: from Latin sparsus, from spargere to scatter
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