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adjective
- 1. thinly dispersed or scattered: "areas of sparse population"
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The meaning of SPARSE is of few and scattered elements; especially : not thickly grown or settled. How to use sparse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sparse.
SPARSE definition: 1. small in numbers or amount, often spread over a large area: 2. small in numbers or amount…. Learn more.
Something that’s sparse is thin, not dense. If you’re looking for the perfect place to build a tree house, a sparse forest is probably not your best bet. From the Latin sparsus, meaning “scattered,” we get the adjective sparse, which means “few and scattered.”.
SPARSE meaning: 1. small in numbers or amount, often spread over a large area: 2. small in numbers or amount…. Learn more.
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.
Sparse definition: thinly scattered or distributed. See examples of SPARSE used in a sentence.
Definition of sparse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SPARSE definition: 1. existing only in small amounts over a large area: 2. A room that is sparse contains little…. Learn more.
Define sparse. sparse synonyms, sparse pronunciation, sparse translation, English dictionary definition of sparse. adj. spars·er , spars·est Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense. sparse′ly adv. sparse′ness , spar′si·ty n.
sparse /spɑrs/ USA pronunciation adj., spars•er, spars•est. thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense: sparse gray hairs on top of his head. scanty;
