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Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. Carlyle.

Sparsely. [Obs.]

In a scattered or sparse manner.

The quality or state of being sparse; as, sparseness of population.

Sparsely; scatteredly; here and there.

of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey. -- n.

arcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common broom (Cytisus scoparius, formerly Spartium scoparium), as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very bitter taste.

Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum and Stipa (or Macrochloa) tenacissima, kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. Loudon.

An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd. [Obs.] He hath a sparth of twenty pound of weight. Chaucer.

The hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]

Sparing; parsimonious. [Obs.]

s, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also altheine.

Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables.

uch branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.

Pertaining to, or derived, asparagine; as, aspartic acid.

A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See Dolomite.

Same as Calcite.

A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.

To scatter; to disparkle. [Obs.] Mandeville.

Removed from paradise. [R.] Cockeram.