sparse

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The   mustelids ,  difficult   to   see
👀
  are   sparse   in   numbers
🔢
  even if   they   are   certainly   present .
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Meaning

Synonyms

thin
B2
scanty
rare
B1
scarce
C2
few
A1
🤏
scant
44k
lean
B2
poor
A1
rarefied
in short supply
uncommon
C2
sporadic
38k
meager
27k
tenuous
34k
scattered
C1
diluted
31k
dilute
38k
precious
B1
wispy
gaunt
32k
little
A1
diffuse
27k
skinny
B2
skimpy
35k
uncrowded
unsatisfying
washy
watery
20k
weak
B1

far apart

rarified

be thinly scattered

thinly scattered

a few
🤏

widely spaced

barren
C2
cluster
C2
defective
C2
deficient
35k
dredge
C2
exiguous
few and far between
fine
A1
infrequent
isolated
C1
lax
C2
less
A2
lonely
B1
meagre
41k
open
A1
Translations

schaars
clairsemé
spärlich
rare
karg
escasso
rado
raro

schriel

insuficiente
escaso
karig
dürftig
schraal
disperso
Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/spɑːs/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sparsus.

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