sparse

sparse
Synonyms and related words:
almost unheard-of, at a premium, broadcast, cheeseparing, chinchy, chintzy, diffuse, discrete, dispersed, dispread, disseminated, dissipated, distributed, exiguous, in short supply, inappreciable, infrequent, insignificant, limited, little, meager, miserly, niggardly, not much, occasional, out of print, out of season, out of stock, piddling, poor, rare, scant, scanty, scarce, scattered, scrimp, scrimping, scrimpy, seldom met with, seldom seen, skimp, skimping, skimpy, slim, slow, spare, sparing, sporadic, spotty, spread, spread out, sprinkled, stingy, straggling, straggly, strewn, strown, thin, tight, uncommon, unfrequent, unique, unusual, widespread

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  • sparse´ly — sparse «spahrs», adjective, spars|er, spars|est. 1. thinly scattered; occurring here and there: »The sparse population of the country, sparse hair; ... an unorganised mob thick in one place, sparse in another (Walter Besant). SYNONYM(S): See syn …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sparse — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — [ spars ] adjective existing in small amounts, or very spread out: Higher up the mountain, houses became sparse. ╾ sparse|ly adverb: a sparsely populated country …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sparse — sparse·ly; sparse·ness; sparse; …   English syllables

  • Sparse — Sparse, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sparse — index barren, deficient, infrequent, insufficient, petty, scarce, sporadic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • 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 — *meager, spare, exiguous, scanty, scant, skimpy, scrimpy Analogous words: scattered, dispersed (see SCATTER): sporadic, occasional, infrequent, uncommon: *thin, slim, slender Antonyms: dense Contrasted words: *close, thick, compact …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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 — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ thinly dispersed. DERIVATIVES sparsely adverb sparseness noun sparsity noun. ORIGIN Latin sparsus, from spargere scatter …   English terms dictionary

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