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.
2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and
distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and
the like.
Sparse, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p.
of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse.
[Obs.] Spenser.
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.
2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and
distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and
the like.
Sparse, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p.
of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse.
[Obs.] Spenser.
