SPARSEST

Adjective

sparsest

superlative form of sparse: most sparse

Anagrams

• pastress, trespass

Source: Wiktionary


SPARSE

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



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