Found 2 items, similar to sparse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sparse sparse adj : not dense; “a thin beard”; “trees were sparse” [syn: thin]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sparse Sparse \Sparse\, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Sparse \Sparse\, a. [Compar. Sparser; superl. Sparsest.] [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like. [1913 Webster]