sparse, thin
(adjective) not dense; “a thin beard”; “trees were sparse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest)
Having widely spaced intervals.
Not dense; meager; scanty
(maths) Having few nonzero elements
• (having widely spaced intervals): spread out, thin; see also diffuse
• (meager): insufficient, paltry; see also inadequate
sparse (third-person singular simple present sparses, present participle sparsing, simple past and past participle sparsed)
(obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
• See also disperse
• Aspers, Spears, Speras, aspers, parses, passer, prases, presas, repass, sarpes, spares, spaser, spears
Source: Wiktionary
Sparse, a. [Compar. Sparser; superl. Sparsest.] Etym: [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. Carlyle.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
Sparse, v. t. Etym: [L. sparsus, p.p. of spargere to scatter.]
Definition: To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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