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sparser

sparser is the comparative form of sparse.

Meaning of sparse

Adjective

sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest)

  1. Having widely spaced intervals.
    • a sparse array, index, or matrix
    Synonyms:
    spread out
  2. Not dense; meager; scanty
    Synonyms:
    insufficient
  3. Having few nonzero elements

See all 4 meanings of sparse

Questions about sparser

What is sparser the comparative form of?
Sparser is the comparative form of sparse.

Words near sparser in the dictionary

  1. sparseness
  2. sparsenesses
  3. sparsening
  4. sparsens
  5. sparsentan
  6. sparser
  7. sparsest
  8. Sparsh
  9. Sparsholt
  10. sparsification
  11. sparsifications

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