ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sparsely

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Sparsely is an adverb meaning In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.

Meaning

In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.

Example Sentences

a sparsely populated region
Troutbeck is a tiny village midway between Penrith and Keswick in a very sparsely populated part of Cumberland, and it used to be said by facetious travellers that the reason why it ever had a station at all was to give the engine a rest after it had struggled up the long and trying incline from Threlkeld.

Synonyms for sparsely

Depending on context, synonyms include scantily.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include short, slightly, lightly, mildly, marginally, little.

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