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sparse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sparsus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sp??s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sp???s/

Adjective

sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest)

  1. Having widely spaced intervals.
  2. Not dense; meager; scanty
  3. (mathematics) Having few nonzero elements

Synonyms

  • (having widely spaced intervals): spread out, thin; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
  • (meager): insufficient, paltry; see also Thesaurus:inadequate

Derived terms

  • sparsen
  • sparsification
  • sparsity

Related terms

  • sparge

Translations

See also

  • thin out

Verb

sparse (third-person singular simple present sparses, present participle sparsing, simple past and past participle sparsed)

  1. (obsolete) To disperse, to scatter.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:disperse

Anagrams

  • Arpses, Aspers, Spears, Speras, aspers, parses, passer, prases, presas, repass, sarpes, spares, spaser, spears

Italian

Verb

sparse

  1. third-person singular past historic of spargere
  2. third-person singular past historic of sparere

sparse f

  1. feminine plural of sparso

Anagrams

  • pressa, spersa

Latin

Participle

sparse

  1. vocative masculine singular of sparsus

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?sparse]

Verb

sparse

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of sparge

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insufficient

English

Etymology

From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- +? sufficient

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ns??f???nt/
  • Rhymes: -???nt
  • Hyphenation: in?suf?fi?cient

Adjective

insufficient (comparative more insufficient, superlative most insufficient)

  1. Not sufficient.

Synonyms

  • unsufficient

Derived terms

  • insufficiently

Translations

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