About The Word Sparse
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Sparse
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What's The Definition Of Sparse?
[adj] not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sparse: distributed | thin Related Terms | Find terms related to Sparse: See Also | Sparse In Webster's Dictionary \Sparse\, a. [Compar. {Sparser}; superl. {Sparsest}.] [L.
sparsus, p. p. of spargere to strew, scatter. Cf. {Asperse},
{Disperse}.]
1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being
dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
--Carlyle.
2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; --
applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
\Sparse\, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] --Spenser. |
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