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sparsely

[ spahrs-lee ]

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adverb

in a thinly distributed way; not thickly or densely:
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is very sparsely populated, as more than 90% of it is forested.
in a scanty or meager way:
It was a large kitchen, but very sparsely equipped for cooking.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sparsely¹

sparse ( def ) + -ly

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Wealthier, more sparsely populated parts have experienced fewer problems.

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The strongest shaking was in the sparsely populated areas, considered “strong” on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.

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On a recent Wednesday afternoon, it was sparsely populated, with just a few dozen members working out on brand-new, still-gleaming treadmills, bikes and elliptical machines.

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A high-powered delegation of US officials will spend Friday at a remote military base on Greenland in what is being viewed as the latest manifestation of American designs on the sparsely populated semi-autonomous Danish territory.

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He would land it in the Scottish Highlands, a large and sparsely populated region too big for the authorities to watch every way in and out.

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