sparse
adjective
thinly scattered or distributed.
sparser
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comparativeof sparse.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The path of totality of the Aug. 12 solar eclipse will sweep across much of Spain, but Basque Country, in the north, is our pick for sparser crowds and plenty to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
However, Williams said, there are important differences between regions where fires erupt in forests with abundant vegetation fuel and regions like Southern California, where fires often burn through sparser shrubs and grasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
In contrast to conventional computing where every part of the system is always on and available to communicate with any other part all the time, activation in neuromorphic computing can be sparser.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2024
While experts had previously speculated that Gigantopithecus was driven to extinction as their preferred forest habitats became sparser, the known fossils of the ape lacked defined dates to test the idea.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 10, 2024
The tourists and merchers liked to keep to well-lit thoroughfares, so the foot traffic here was sparser, and he made better time.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
