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   sparse

   /spɑːs/

   adjective

   • 1. thinly dispersed or scattered: "areas of sparse population"
   • ▪ scanty; in short supply: "information on earnings is sparse"

   Word Origin early 18th century (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sparseness noun
   • 2. sparsity noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

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