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Antonyms for sparsely
| 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
Synonyms for sparsely
- agilely
- airily
- almost inconceivably
- almost not
- barely
- breezily
- by a hair
- by no means
- carelessly
- casually
- comparatively
- daintily
- delicately
- detectably
- easily
- ethereally
- faintly
- flippantly
- freely
- frivolously
- gingerly
- gradually
- heedlessly
- imperceptibly
- indifferently
- infrequently
- just
- leniently
- little
- mildly
- moderately
- nimbly
- no more than
- no way
- not a bit
- not at all
- not by much
- not likely
- not markedly
- not measurably
- not much
- not notably
- not noticeably
- not often
- not quite
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- peacefully
- perceptibly
- practically
- pretty near
- quietly
- rarely
- readily
- scantly
- seldom
- simply
- slightingly
- slightly
- smoothly
- softly
- somewhat
- sparingly
- sparsely
- sporadically
- subtly
- tenderly
- tenuously
- thinly
- thoughtlessly
- timidly
- unsubstantially
- well
- with trouble
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