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sparse

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  1. meager                
 
sparse \'spa:rs\ \'spa:r-s*t-e-, -ste-\ aj [L sparsus spread out, fr. pp. 
   of spargere to scatter - more at (MSPARK : of few and scattered elements; 
   esp : not thickly grown or settl ed - sparse.ly av