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sparse

[spahrs]

adjective

sparser, sparsest 
  1. thinly scattered or distributed.

    a sparse population.

    Antonyms:
  2. not thick or dense; thin.

    sparse hair.

    Antonyms:
  3. scanty; meager.

    Antonyms:


sparse

/ ɑː /

adjective

  1. scattered or scanty; not dense

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • sparsely adverb
  • sparsity noun
  • sparseness noun
  • unsparse adjective
  • ˈ貹 adverb
  • ˈ貹Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sparse1

First recorded in 1715–25; from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere “to scatter,” sparge
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sparse1

C18: from Latin sparsus, from spargere to scatter
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Synonym Study

See scanty.
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Foot traffic was sparse Tuesday morning on South Broadway, a street normally teeming with shoppers and pedestrians.

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Moments later, the sparse Hampden crowd cheered ironically when Slicker successfully caught the ball.

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No one in the press with access to the president has asked Trump about his sparse number of recent public appearances, and I won’t speculate as to why they’ve occurred without verified facts.

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But on the downside, the course is remote and wide open, which made the galleries appear unflatteringly sparse.

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Five years ago, AI leases in San Francisco’s commercial real estate market were relatively sparse, with just two leases in 2020, according to JLL.

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