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View synonyms for
sparse
/ ɑː /
adjective
- scattered or scanty; not dense
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Derived Forms
- ˈ貹, adverb
- ˈ貹Ա, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- 貹· adverb
- 貹··ٲ [spahr, -si-tee], 貹·Ա noun
- ܲ·貹 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ 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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He scours newspapers for faces, tears them out with his hands and mounts them to sparse, solid-colored backgrounds.
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Inside the theater, the stage was sparse, with only a floor-to-ceiling screen with the show’s logo.
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The attendance at USC’s recent spring games was much more sparse.
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The dialect is characterised by an "economy of words" and sparse pronouns, she continues.
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Residents in both parks have said that communication from ownership has been sparse and that government officials — even if they are sympathetic — have been able to provide few answers about the tenants’ rights.
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