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- [spahrs]
- /spɑrs/
- /spɑːs/
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- [spahrs]
- /spɑrs/
Definitions of sparsely word
- adjective sparsely thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population. 1
- adjective sparsely not thick or dense; thin: sparse hair. 1
- adjective sparsely scanty; meager. 1
- adverb sparsely not thickly or densely 1
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Origin of sparsely
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter, sparge
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Parts of speech for Sparsely
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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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sparsely popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sparsely
adv sparsely
- agilely — quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
- airily — in a jaunty or high-spirited manner
- breezily — abounding in breezes; windy.
- by a hair — by a very slight margin, only just
- by no means — on no account; in no way
adverb sparsely
- ascetically — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- detectably — In a way that can be detected.
- ethereally — In an ethereal manner.
- meagerly — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
Antonyms for sparsely
adverb sparsely
- densely — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
- difficultly — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- effortfully — In an effortful manner: with effort.
- opulently — In an opulent manner.
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