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
Antonyms:
verb

(obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.

Wiktionary

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

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