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adjective

Sparse adj. (compar. sparser; superl. sparsest)

Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.

(Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.

verb

Sparse v. t. To scatter; to disperse. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Sparse'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sparse" Quotes from Famous Books

... minor chiefs is extended, rather than decreased by the changed circumstances, they are well content, for they rule now over their districts, not only as Irish chieftains, but as English lieutenants. You have seen, as you journeyed here, how sparse is the population of our hills, and how slight would be the opposition which we could offer, did the Earl of Ulster sweep down upon us ...

— In Freedom's Cause • G. A. Henty

... very generally excluded from our common schools, in consequence of the prejudices of teachers and parents. In some of our cities there are schools exclusively for their use, but in the country the colored population is usually too sparse to justify such schools; and white and black children are rarely seen studying under the same roof; although such cases do sometimes occur, and then they are confined to elementary schools. Some colored young men, who could bear the expense, have obtained in European seminaries ...

— The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus • American Anti-Slavery Society

... typical Southerner. He was of medium height and loosely built, with a kind of elastic grace in his disjointedness. When he smiled he was positively handsome; in repose his features were nearly plain, the lips too indecisive, and the eyes lacking in lustre. A sparse tuft of beard at his chin—he was otherwise smoothly shaven—lengthened the face. There was, when he willed it, something very ingratiating in his manner—even Clara admitted that—a courteous and unconventional sort of ease. ...

— The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel • Thomas Bailey Aldrich

... shores of the Gulf of St Lawrence and of Chaleur Bay. The seigneury of Sorel was well peopled, for each grantee received only sixty acres and a town lot, taking the rest of his allotment in some of the newer settlements. The settlement in the Gaspe peninsula was more sparse; the chief centre of population was the tiny fishing village of Paspebiac. In addition to these settlements, some of the exiles took up land on private seigneuries; these, however, were not many, for the government discouraged the practice, and refused ...

— The United Empire Loyalists - A Chronicle of the Great Migration - Volume 13 (of 32) in the series Chronicles of Canada • W. Stewart Wallace

... urged Mrs. Yu, "be sparse in what you tell her lady ship so as not to frighten an ...

— Hung Lou Meng, Book I • Cao Xueqin

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