sparse

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sparse BrE [spɑːs] NAmE [spɑːrs] adjective (comparative sparser, no superlative)
only present in small amounts or numbers and often spread over a large area
•the sparse population of the islands
•Vegetation becomes sparse higher up the mountains.
•The information available on the subject is sparse.
Derived Words: ↑sparsely ▪ ↑sparseness

Word Origin:
[sparse sparsely sparseness] early 18th cent. (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter’.