sparsely

sparse

 (spärs)
adj. spars·er, spars·est
Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.

[Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere, to scatter.]

sparse′ly adv.
sparse′ness, spar′si·ty (spär′sĭ-tē) n.
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Adv.1.sparsely - in a sparse manner; "sparsely inhabited"
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Translations
بصورةٍ مُتَناثِرَه
řídce
spärlich
sparlega
scarsamente
glissent
tek tük
稀少地

sparsely

[ˈspɑːslɪ] ADV (= thinly) → escasamente; (= in scattered way) → en forma dispersa
sparsely populatedescasamente poblado
a sparsely furnished roomun cuarto con pocos muebles
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sparsely

[ˈspɑːrsli] adv
sparsely populated → à la population clairsemée
sparsely furnished → sommairement meublé(e)
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sparsely

advspärlich; wooded also, populateddünn; furnished alsodürftig; a hillside sparsely covered with treesein Hang mit spärlichem Baumwuchs
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sparsely

[ˈspɑːslɪ] advpoco, scarsamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sparse

(spaːs) adjective
thinly scattered. sparse vegetation.
ˈsparsely adverb
ˈsparseness noun
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