- sparse adj
- [spɒːs]
-r comp -st superl (vegetation, hair) rado (-a), (population) scarso (-a)
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sparse — (adj.) 1727, from L. sparsus scattered, pp. of spargere to scatter, spread, from PIE root * (s)pregh to jerk, scatter (Cf. Skt. parjanya rain, rain god, Avestan fra sparega branch, twig, lit. that which is jerked off a tree, O.N. freknur freckles … Etymology dictionary
sparse — [adj] very few and scattered dispersed, exiguous, few and far between, inadequate, infrequent, meager, occasional, poor, rare, scant, scanty, scarce, scrimpy, skimpy, spare, sporadic, thin, uncommon; concepts 762,789 Ant. full, lush, plentiful … New thesaurus
sparse — [spa:s US spa:rs] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: sparsus spread out , from the past participle of spargere to scatter ] existing only in small amounts ▪ his sparse brown hair ▪ rural areas with sparse population >sparsely adv ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sparse — adj. thinly dispersed or scattered; not dense (sparse population; sparse greying hair). Derivatives: sparsely adv. sparseness n. sparsity n. Etymology: L sparsus past part. of spargere scatter … Useful english dictionary
sparse — adj. Sparse is used with these nouns: ↑attendance, ↑population, ↑vegetation … Collocations dictionary
sparse — [spärs] adj. sparser, sparsest [L sparsus, pp. of spargere, to scatter: see SPARK1] thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded SYN. MEAGER sparsely adv. sparseness n. sparsity [spar′sə tē] … English World dictionary
sparse — adj scanty, meager, slim, slight, poor; scattered, widely dispersed, thinly distributed, few and far between; sporadic, infrequent, spotty, irregular, intermittent; insufficient, inadequate, in short supply, hard to come by … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sparse — [[t]spɑ͟ː(r)s[/t]] sparser, sparsest ADJ GRADED Something that is sparse is small in number or amount and spread out over an area. Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation... He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair … English dictionary
sparse — sparsely, adv. sparseness, sparsity /spahr si tee/, n. /spahrs/, adj., sparser, sparsest. 1. thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population. 2. not thick or dense; thin: sparse hair. 3. scanty; meager. [1715 25; < L spa … Universalium
sparse — (spӓrs), adj. spars•er, spars•est. 1) thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense 2) scanty; meager • Etymology: 1715–25; < L sparsus, ptp. of spargere to scatter, sparge sparse′ly, adv. sparse′ness, spar′si•ty, n. syn: See scanty … From formal English to slang
sparse thin — distributed distributed adj. 1. spread from a central location to multiple points or recipients. Opposite of {concentrated}. [Narrower terms: {apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out}; {diffuse, diffused}; {dispensed};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
