- 1. superl. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. Source: opted
- 2. superl. Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To scatter; to disperse. Source: opted
- 4. adj. not dense Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. Carlyle. 2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Spenser. Source: webster
- 6. Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied tobranches, leaves, peduncles, and the like. Source: adambom
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