sparse

a. அடர்த்தியற்ற, நெருக்கமல்லாத, அருகலான, (வில., தாவ.) ஒழுங்கற்ற, இடைவௌதகளில் நிகழ்கிற.

Synonyms

scattered sprinkled few scanty thin meagre innumerous

Antonyms

dense multitudinous numerous frequented thick crowded populous

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.) Defn: 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.] Defn: To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Spenser.

sparse - Similar Words

spare sarse parse sparsely sperse sparve sparks sparge sparer sarsen