Sparse
Sparse , adjective
[Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere to strew, scatter. Compare Asperse, Disperse.]
1.
Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. — Carlyle
2.
(Botany) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
Sparse , transitive verb
[Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter.]
To scatter; to disperse. [Obsolete] — Spenser