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It takes me a long time to write, and I trust myself, so I write very sparsely, so when I do, I know it's good, you know what I mean? Rather than writing a whole bunch and having to sort out what's good and what's not.
Earl Sweatshirt

Meaning of "sparsely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPARSELY

sparsely  [ˈspɑːslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPARSELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sparsely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SPARSELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sparsely in the English dictionary

The definition of sparsely in the dictionary is in a manner that is scattered or scanty, and not densesparsely populated sparsely furnished.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPARSELY


adversely
ædˈvɜːslɪ
antrorsely
ænˈtrɔːslɪ
coarsely
ˈkɔːslɪ
conversely
ˈkɒnvɜːslɪ
dextrorsely
ˈdekstrɔːslɪ
diffusely
dɪˈfjuːslɪ
diversely
daɪˈvɜːslɪ
gusli
ˈɡuːslɪ
hoarsely
ˈhɔːslɪ
inversely
ˌɪnˈvɜːslɪ
loosely
ˈluːslɪ
obtusely
əbˈtjuːslɪ
parsley
ˈpɑːslɪ
perversely
pəˈvɜːslɪ
profusely
prəˈfjuːslɪ
reclusely
rɪˈkluːslɪ
retrorsely
rɪˈtrɔːslɪ
reversely
rɪˈvɜːslɪ
tersely
ˈtɜːslɪ
transversely
trænzˈvɜːslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPARSELY

sparring partner
sparrow
sparrow hawk
sparrow-like
sparrowfart
sparrowgrass
sparrowhawk
sparry
sparse
sparsedly
sparseness
sparsity
spart
Sparta
Spartacist
Spartacus
Spartan
Spartanism
sparteine
sparterie

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPARSELY

aversely
basely
closely
concisely
densely
falsely
immensely
imprecisely
intensely
introrsely
morosely
obversely
precisely
prepensely
purposely
sinistrorsely
tensely
unwisely
verbosely
wisely

Synonyms and antonyms of sparsely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sparsely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPARSELY

Find out the translation of sparsely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sparsely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sparsely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escasamente
570 millions of speakers

English

sparsely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قليلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

редко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esparsamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জনবিরল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jarang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dünn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まばらに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

띄엄 띄엄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jarang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thưa thớt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடர்த்தி குறைவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sparsely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seyrek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scarsamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słabo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рідко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

densitate redusă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αραιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glest
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spredt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sparsely

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPARSELY»

The term «sparsely» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.154 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPARSELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sparsely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sparsely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sparsely

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QUOTES WITH «SPARSELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sparsely.
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Earl Sweatshirt
It takes me a long time to write, and I trust myself, so I write very sparsely, so when I do, I know it's good, you know what I mean? Rather than writing a whole bunch and having to sort out what's good and what's not.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPARSELY»

Discover the use of sparsely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sparsely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Studies on service problems in the sparsely populated areas ...
Doctoral thesis concerning the problems of depopulation in the six northernmost counties in Sweden and the consequent problems of planning services to these areas.
Gösta Weissglas, 1975
2
Uranium in Coal in the Western United States
Coal, sparsely to moderately thin- and thick-banded; broken in coring interval at 91 ft 7 in-91 ft IVi in. Impure coal, sparsely thin-banded; intercalated carbonaceous clay; white clayey streaks at 91 ft 9H in-91 ft 10 in. Clay, medium- gray ...
Norman MacLaren Denson, 1959
3
Flora of North America: Volume 7: Magnoliophyta: Dilleniidae
Cauline leaves: blade conduplicate or flat distally, margins entire or denticulate, surfaces densely to sparsely hirsute. Racemes not secund; rachis straight. Fruiting pedicels 3–15 mm, sparsely pubescent or glabrous. Flowers: sepals reddish ...
Flora of North America Editorial Committee,, 2010
4
The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California
Lf tomentose, upper surface whitish var. crassifolium 4' Lf sparsely to densely hairy, upper surface greenish 2var. nigrescens 1 ' Lf upper surface glabrous to sparsely hairy 5 . Lf linear, 2-1 1 mm wide, gen entire (or teeth few and well ...
James C. Hickman, 1993
5
Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae
1913 • Visher's wild buckwheat ITl Herbs, erect to spreading, annual, (1-)1.5-3.5(- 4) dm, sparsely villous, grayish. Stems: caudex absent; aerial flowering stems erect, solid, not fistulose, 0.3- 0.8(-1) dm, sparsely villous. Leaves basal and ...
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, 2003
6
Endocrine Pathology:: Differential Diagnosis and Molecular ...
Sparsely. Granulated. GH-Cell. Adenoma. This tumor corresponds to the chromophobic variant of somatotroph adenoma. Slightly more common than the acidophilic form, it is more prevalent in women and is known to be more aggressive, ...
Ricardo V. Lloyd, 2010
7
Flora Europaea: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae)
Leaves narrowly auriculate- semiamplexicaul, sparsely arachnoid-lanate or glabrescent beneath; lobes linear- to lanceolate-triangular, with stout apical spine 5— 1 5(— 23) mm. Capitula in a sparingly to much-branched raceme, with 1-5 ...
T. G. Tutin, 1976
8
Social Change and Sustainable Transport
Except in situations of ethnic or racial segregation, contemporary Western communities rarely are tightly bounded, densely knit local groups of broadly based ties. They are usually loosely bounded, sparsely knit, spatially dispersed networks of ...
William Richard Black, Peter Nijkamp, 2002
9
Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert
5 mm. long, subulate, puberulent; corollas cream-colored, striped with lavender or purple, tube 3-4 mm. long, oblong-oblanceolate lobes 6-8 mm. long, sparsely short-hirsute without; capsules 10-12 mm. long, body slightly shorter than slender  ...
Forrest Shreve, Ira Loren Wiggins, 1964
10
Flora of New South Wales
Leaf narrow-linear, to 10 cm long and 2 mm wide, sparsely hairy. Inflorescence to 25 cm high, 1-4-flowered, sparsely hairy. Flowers scentless, shortlived. Sepals and lateral petals to 1 cm long, narrow, thick, divergent, the inner surfaces usually  ...
Gwen J. Harden, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPARSELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sparsely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Search resumes for missing baby in sparsely populated area near …
The Shasta County Sheriff's Office has resumed its search for a missing 6-month-old baby with crews combing a sparsely populated area in Northern California. «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Sparsely attended temples remove Buddhist statues after thefts …
GOTSU, Shimane Prefecture--A temple here replaced a Buddhist object of worship with a replica created through a 3-D printer to thwart thieves in the ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jun 15»
3
Lack of punch in Rangers' offense in Game 5 could prove costly
The discouragement in the Rangers' sparsely populated locker room was palpable after Sunday night's 2-0 loss to the Lightning. It was almost as if the ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
4
George Farrugia's wife says she only met ex-colleague Gonzi …
George Farrugia's wife says she only met ex-colleague Gonzi sparsely since ... she had only met former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi sparsely since 1995. «MaltaToday, May 15»
5
Sparsely populated Council gets update on music festival
#The absence of four of seven Walla Walla City Council members postponed votes on contracts for the Pioneer Park Aviary and Memorial Pool, but those who ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Apr 15»
6
Public hearing on subdivision ordinance amendments is sparsely
CHARLES TOWN - On Thursday evening, the Jefferson County Commission hosted a public hearing on three proposed amendments to the Jefferson County ... «Martinsburg Journal, Mar 15»
7
Topics range wide at sparsely attended Columbia candidate forum
Second Ward candidate Paul Love, right, answers a question during a forum Friday in the Bixby Lecture Hall in the Brouder Science Center at Columbia College ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Mar 15»
8
Infrastructure at sparsely used rly stations can be used for skill …
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Friday said his ministry is planning to use infrastructure at sparsely used ... «The Indian Express, Feb 15»
9
Boundary meeting sparsely attended
The public got its first look at the latest proposed boundary changes for Bend-La Pine Schools at an information session Tuesday evening. “Every school will be ... «Bend Bulletin, Jan 15»
10
North Korea takes 'sparsely decorated stall' to tourism fair
North Korea, a hereditary dictatorship under international pressure over its nuclear weapons programme and human rights record, has sent a representative to a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»

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