"sparsely" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sparsely.wav Forms: more sparsely [comparative], most sparsely [superlative]
Etymology: From sparse + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sparse|ly}} sparse + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} sparsely (comparative more sparsely, superlative most sparsely)
  1. In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly. Synonyms: scantily Translations (in a scattered or sparse manner): разпръснато (razprǎsnato) (Bulgarian), нарядко (narjadko) (Bulgarian), escassament (Catalan), esparsament (Catalan), řídce (Czech), spoře (Czech), hõredalt (Estonian), harvasti (Finnish), harvaan (Finnish), szórványosan (Hungarian), escasamente (Spanish)
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