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[ adjective ] not dense
Synonyms Examples "a thin beard" "trees were sparse" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)The best chance , of_course , is offered by gently sloping terrain where the water remains close to the surface and where the air is dry , so that a high evaporation leaves salty deposits which permit only sparse plant growth . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)He hesitated ; the question was too wide for the sparse English_language . Related terms |
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