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Grammar : Adv
Spell : spahrs
Phonetic Transcription : spɑrs



Definition of sparsely

Origin :
  • 1727, from Latin sparsus "scattered," past participle of spargere "to scatter, spread," from PIE root *(s)pregh- "to jerk, scatter" (cf. Sanskrit parjanya- "rain, rain god," Avestan fra-sparega "branch, twig," literally "that which is jerked off a tree," Old Norse freknur "freckles," Swedish dialectal sprygg "brisk, active," Lithuanian sprogti "shoot, bud," Old Irish arg "a drop").
  • As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly
  • As in hardly : adv scarcely; with difficulty

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