Sparse Definition

spärs
sparser, sparsest
adjective
sparser, sparsest
Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.
American Heritage
Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded.
Webster's New World
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verb

(obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.

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Other Word Forms of Sparse

Adjective

Base Form:
sparse
Comparative:
sparser
Superlative:
sparsest

Origin of Sparse

  • Latin sparsus past participle of spargere to scatter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin sparsus.

    From Wiktionary

Sparse Sentence Examples

  • The population of this region, however, is sparse, and its growth is slow.

  • It is a well-wooded tract, in many places stretching out in charming glades like an English park, but it has a very sparse population and little cultivated land.

  • The hills are inhabited by a very sparse population of Mhairs, an aboriginal race.

  • All over the Veluwe are heaths, scantily cultivated, with fields of rye and buckwheat, cattle of inferior quality, and sheep, and a sparse population.

  • Many districts are fertile, but some, particularly those in the south-eastern part of the province, do not produce sufficient grain for the requirements of the sparse population.

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