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1. (adj.) sparse
thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense.
2. sparse
scanty; meager.
Etymology: (1715–25; < L sparsus, ptp. of spargere to scatter, sparge)
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| Definition of 'sparse' |
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1. (adj) sparse, thin
not dense
"a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
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1. (adjective) sparse
≠ dense
sparse patches of grass; a sparsely vegetated landscape; sparsely populated islands
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1. sparse
thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population
2. sparse
placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like
3. (verb) sparse
to scatter; to disperse
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Sense: thinly scattered
sparse vegetation.
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 Afrikaans: yl |
 Arabic: مُتَفَرِّق، مُتَناثِر |
 Bulgarian: пръснат |
 Brazilian: ralo |
 Czech: řídký |
 German: spärlich |
 Danish: sparsom; spredt |
 Greek: αραιός |
 Spanish: escaso |
 Estonian: harv |
 Farsi: پراكنده |
 Finnish: harva |
 French: clairsemé |
 Hebrew: דָלִיל |
 Hindi: छितरा, बिखरा |
 Croatian: rijedak, oskudan |
 Hungarian: szórványos |
 Indonesian: jarang |
 Icelandic: dreifður, strjáll |
 Italian: rado |
 Japanese: まばらな |
 Korean: 드문드문 한 |
 Lithuanian: retas, skurdus |
 Latvian: rets; trūcīgs |
 Malay: jarang |
 Dutch: dun |
 Norwegian: glissen, spredt |
 Polish: rzadki, skąpy, ubogi |
 Persian: پراكنده |
 Pashto: دلته او هلته، تیت |
 Portuguese: ralo |
 Romanian: rar |
 Russian: редкий; скудный |
 Slovak: riedky, zriedkavý |
 Slovenian: redko posejan |
 Serbian: raštrkan |
 Swedish: gles |
 Thai: หร็อมแหร็ม; บางตา; มีน้อย |
 Turkish: seyrek |
 Taiwanese: 稀少的 |
 Ukrainian: рідкий, розкиданий |
 Urdu: گنجان |
 Vietnamese: thưa thớt, rải rác |
 Chinese: 稀少的 |
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