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sparse

(spärs) KEY

ADJECTIVE:
spars·er, spars·est

Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere, to scatter

OTHER FORMS:
sparsely(Adverb), sparseness or sparsi·ty (spär

-t

) KEY (Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for sparse

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