sparse
adjective
thinly scattered or distributed.
sparsest
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superlativeof sparse.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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In this case, the error is making a call based on the sparsest of evidence.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 15, 2021
There is the couple with two daughters, known until recently by only the sparsest of details: They’d moved into the big house that replaced the old house that was razed after its original owner died.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2020
Turnouts for elections in 2014, 2015 and 2016 ranked among the sparsest in Indiana and broke local records for all-time lows.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2018
The more successful moments, at least from a purely musical standpoint, were the sparsest: a solo piano performance by John Legend, and a similarly scaled delivery by Taylor Swift, before she shifted into hair-tossing bombast.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 27, 2014
It’s the sparsest bed I’ve ever seen: small and pale yellow with a sheet, a topsheet, and one pillow.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
