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sparse
sparse is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses
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- 1superlative
Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
- 2superlative
Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
- 3transitive verb
To scatter; to disperse.
- 4adjective
not dense
"a thin beard"
"trees were sparse"
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