sparsely

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sparsely

adverb more sparsely · most sparsely

In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly. a sparsely populated region
Similar: scantily

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Closest in meaning: short, slightly, lightly, mildly, marginally, little, shallowly, thinly, barely, hardly, faintly, sparingly, scarcely, weakly, dimly, modestly

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adv in a scattered or sparse manner

Español	escasamente

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@misc{sparsely_2026,
  title = {sparsely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sparsely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}