SPARSE


Meaning of SPARSE in English

sparse /spɑːs $ spɑːrs/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: sparsus 'spread out' , from the past participle of spargere 'to scatter' ]

existing only in small amounts:

his sparse brown hair

rural areas with sparse populations

—sparsely adverb :

a sparsely populated area

—sparseness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.