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  • 41Fewness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fewness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fewness fewness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 paucity paucity small number Sgm: N 1 small quantity small quantity &c. 32 Sgm: N 1 rarity rarity Sgm: N 1 infrequenc …

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  • 42sparse — spÉ‘rs /spɑːs adj. thinly scattered, not crowded, widely spaced; scanty, few …

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  • 43sparsely — adv. in a thinly scattered manner; scantily …

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  • 44sparseness — sparse·ness || spÉ‘rsnɪs / spɑːs n. state of being thinly scattered; scantiness …

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  • 45sparser — spÉ‘rs /spɑːs adj. thinly scattered, not crowded, widely spaced; scanty, few …

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  • 46sparsest — spÉ‘rs /spɑːs adj. thinly scattered, not crowded, widely spaced; scanty, few …

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  • 47sparsity — n. state of being thinly scattered; scantiness …

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  • 48rare — a. 1. Sparse, thinly scattered. 2. Thin, subtile. 3. Uncommon, infrequent, scarce, unfrequent, singular, extraordinary, strange, out of the way, unusual. 4. Choice, fine, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable. 5. Underdone, imperfectly… …

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  • 49little — adj 1. small, tiny, teeny, pint size, wee, mini, short, snub; All Baby Talk. teeny weeny, itty bitty, itsy bitsy, itty, teensy weensy; Lilliputian, elfin, like Tom Thumb, pygmy, Inf. peewee, baby, child s toy, bantam; undersized, underweight,… …

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  • 50sparse — (spӓrs), adj. spars•er, spars•est. 1) thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense 2) scanty; meager • Etymology: 1715–25; < L sparsus, ptp. of spargere to scatter, sparge sparse′ly, adv. sparse′ness, spar′si•ty, n. syn: See scanty …

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