GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Sparse , a. [Compar. Sparser ; superl. Sparsest.] [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to strew, scatter.  Cf. Asperse, Disperse.]
   Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
   Carlyle.
   
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   (Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
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   Sparse, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]
   Spenser.
   
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