sparse

Borrowed from Latin sparsus.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /spɑːs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /spɑːɹs/

sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest)

1. Having widely spaced intervals.

   a sparse array, index, or matrix

2. Not dense; meager; scanty.

• (having widely spaced intervals): spread out, thin; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
• (meager): insufficient, paltry; see also Thesaurus:inadequate

• sparsen

• sparge

• thin out

sparse (third-person singular simple present sparses, present participle sparsing, simple past and past participle sparsed)

1. (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

• See also Thesaurus:disperse

• Aspers, Spears, Speras, aspers, parses, passer, prases, presas, repass, sarpes, spares, spaser, spears

sparse

1. third-person singular past historic of spargere
2. third-person singular past historic of sparere

sparse f

1. feminine plural of sparso

• pressa, spersa

sparse

1. vocative masculine singular of sparsus