sparseadj.adv.

Brit.

/spɑːs/, U.S.

/spɑrs/

Etymology: < Latin sparsus, past participle of spargĕre to scatter. Compare Italian sparso, Portuguese esparso, Old French espars(e, French épars(e.

1. Scottish. Of writing: Having wide spaces between the words; widely spaced or spread out.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > widely spaced

sparse1727

1727 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 288 These were produced on Tuesday the 18th, and are four or five sheets of sparse write, yet not so long as I expected.

1785 J. Beattie Scoticisms (1787) 85 The writing is sparse.—Loose. Not close. Takes up too much room.

1800 Monthly Mag. 9 237 When much space is occupied by few words, the Scotch, especially the lawyers, say, ‘the writing is sparse’.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) ‘Sparse writing’ is wide open writing, occupying a large space.

2. Separated by fairly wide intervals or spaces; thinly dispersed, distributed, or scattered; placed, set, etc., here and there over a relatively extensive area; not crowded, close, or dense.In some instances passing into the sense of ‘scanty, few, meagre’.

a. Botany. = scattered adj. 4a.Also (in recent dictionaries) Zoology of spots, markings, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [adjective] > sparse or occurring singly

sparsed1697

sparse1753

loose1776

lax1796

scattered1796

solitary1796

one-one1832

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Sparse Leaves, those which are placed irregularly over the several parts of the plant.

c1789 Encycl. Brit. III. 443 The Situation of the Parts of a Plant is..Sparse, placed without any certain order.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1076/2 Sparse, scattered, irregularly distributed.

b. Of population, an assembly, etc., or of persons composing this.In this sense originally U.S., and commented upon as an Americanism in the Penny Cycl. (1833) I. 449/1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals > characterized by wide intervals > of an assembly of people

loose1630

sparse1828

thinned1857

(a)

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) A sparse population.

1841 R. W. Emerson Hist. in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 24 A sparse population and want make every man his own valet, cook, butcher, and soldier.

1863 C. Reade Hard Cash v Next day she was at evening church: the congregation was very sparse.

1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) App. 345 It is my belief that the great continents were already occupied by a widespread, though sparse population.

(b)1850 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. I. 215/1 A sparse and hardy race of horsemen.1879 R. Browning Halbert & Hob 11 Thus were they found by the few sparse folk of the country-side.1890 Spectator 21 June There are..kingdoms where the inhabitants are as ‘sparse’ as the Maories were when the first ship-captain landed in New Zealand.

c. Of things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals

rare?1440

thin-sown1590

scattered1595

scattering1610

disparpled1652

intervaled1659

scattery1816

sparse1861

1861 J. H. Bennet Mentone as Winter Climate ii. 16 The..olive-tree..is often as large as a fine large oak, but with fewer limbs and a more sparse foliage.

1864 R. Browning Gold Hair in Dramatis Personæ iii Smiles might be sparse on her cheek so spare.

1875 M. E. Braddon Strange World i A man with sparse grey hair.

1884 Fortn. Rev. Jan. 23 Such efforts as have been made in this direction are sparse.

a. Characterized by wide distribution or intervals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals > characterized by wide intervals

thin849

rare?1440

sparse1801

1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) III. 462 The great extent of our republic is new. Its sparse habitation is new.

1861 Press Newsp. IX. 889/2 It was composed of matter so amazingly sparse, that the whole substance of a comet could be compressed into a single square inch of earthy matter.

1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Greece & Greeks I. iv. 102 Nearly the whole of our way lay through sparse olive-woods.

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey ix. 259 The village..grows sparser as you draw near the Falls.

b. Thinly occupied or populated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals > in very small numbers > thinly attended or populated

thin-sown1590

rare1601

thin1621

sparse1851

1851 J. P. Nichol Archit. Heavens (ed. 9) 267 Situated exclusively within that sparse district,..they composed but a few even of the orbs which are scattered there.

c. Characterized by sparseness or scantiness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > not abundant

scanta1400

thin1508

rare1584

thin-sown1590

scanty1674

infrequenta1682

bare-boned1828

sparse1871

1871 Echo 23 Jan. The average German uniform is less showy than the British on account of the sparser use of gold lace.

1889 Spectator 14 Dec. 850 The gleaning has been somewhat sparse.

4. In adverbial use: Sparsely. Also in combinations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > fewness > [adverb]

scarcec1300

smallya1513

sparse1725

sparsely1796

slimly1801

tenuously1892

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adverb] > not abundantly

scarcec1300

weakly1605

sparse1725

slimly1801

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adverb] > here and there at wide intervals

thinc1405

thinlyc1545

sparsim1587

scatteredly1612

sprinklingly1615

sparse1725

sparsely1796

sporadically1852

tenuously1892

1725 J. Armstrong Imitations Shaks. & Spenser in Misc. (1770) I. 150 The bleak puffing winds, that seem to spit Their foam sparse thro' the welkin.

1870 J. R. Lowell in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 8 And thrust far off The Heaven..To voids sparse-sown with alienated stars.

1872 J. S. Blackie Lays of Highlands 162 Through the lone sparse-peopled glen.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters ii. ii. 78 A lawn, sparse planted like an orchard.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 141 What would they do, those..sparse-haired elephants slowly following?

1924 J. Masefield Sard Harker iii. 201 He held on across the foothills through the sparse-growing sage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† sparsev.

Forms: Also 1500s sparce.

Etymology: < Latin spars-, participial stem of spargĕre to scatter, sprinkle, strew, etc. Compare sparse adj. and Old French esparser , -cer , Middle Dutch sparsen , spaersen (West Flemish spaarzen ). See also sperse v.

Obsolete.

1. absol. To distribute or scatter abroad in giving.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (intransitive)] > scatter in giving

sparse1535

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (intransitive)]

issue1534

sparse1535

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxi. 9 He hath sparsed abrode, & geuen to the poore. [So in later versions, commentaries, etc.]

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 8 Hereby thou art like God, he sparseth abroad, he vnweariably giveth good, to good and bad.

1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 250 Sparse abroad with a full hand, like a Seedsman in a broad field.

2. transitive. To spread or disseminate (a rumour, doctrine, etc.). Frequently with abroad.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (transitive)]

sowc888

blowc1275

dispeple1297

to do abroadc1300

fame1303

publyc1350

defamea1382

publisha1382

open?1387

proclaima1393

slandera1400

spreada1400

abroachc1400

throwc1400

to give outa1425

promote?a1425

noisec1425

publicc1430

noisec1440

divulgea1464

to put outc1475

skail1487

to come out witha1500

bruit1525

bruita1529

to bear out1530

divulgate1530

promulgate1530

propale?1530

ventilate1530

provulgate1535

sparple1536

sparse1536

promulge1539

disperse1548

publicate1548

forthtell1549

hurly-burly?1550

propagate1554

to set abroada1555

utter1561

to set forth1567

blaze1570

evulgate1570

scatter1576

rear?1577

to carry about1585

pervulgate1586

celebrate?1596

propalate1598

vent1602

evulge1611

to give forth1611

impublic1628

ventilate1637

disseminate1643

expose1644

emit1650

to put about1664

to send abroad1681

to get abroad1688

to take out1697

advertise1710

forward1713

to set abouta1715

circulate1780

broadcast1829

vent1832

vulgate1851

debit1879

float1883

(a)

1536 R. Morison Remedy for Sedition F j They began properly to sparse pretye rumours in the North.

a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 119 Sparsing a false bruyt, ‘That the said Johnne..had broken his awin craig’.

a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1843) II. 17 Diversitie of rumors which Satan sparseth against us.

(b)1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Acts vi. f. 27 The doctrine of Christes Gospel was sparsed euery daye further abrode.1585 W. Fleetwood in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 298 For sparcinge abrood certen lewed, sedicious, and traytorous bookes.1606 S. Hieron Truths Purchase in Wks. (1620) I. 47 Dangerous and infectious bookes, which..are sparsed abroad into all parts.

a. To break up, scatter, send in all directions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > drive away in all directions

to-driveOE

to-dreveOE

to-skairc1175

scattera1300

skaila1300

disparplea1325

sheda1325

discatterc1330

to-scattera1382

sparple1382

to-rusha1387

to-sparplea1387

deperpeyla1400

rat1402

sever1412

to-ratc1440

disparklec1449

scarkle1450

sparklea1470

disperse1503

shudderc1540

sparse1549

dissipate?c1550

to wap sindry1563

squander1622

rout1641

to feeze about1689

1549–62 T. Sternhold & J. Hopkins Whole Bk. Psalms xliv. 10 Our enemies robb'd and spoyld our goods, While we were sparst abroad.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne v. lxxxviii. 92 That many Christians haue they falsly slaine, And like a raging flood they sparsed ar.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xi. 268 When the hollow flood of aire, in Zephyres cheeks doth swell, And sparseth all the gatherd clouds, white Notus power did draw.

b. To dispose, sprinkle, throw, etc., in a scattered manner. Const. into or upon (something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter broadcast

shedc1000

sprengeOE

discatterc1330

shatterc1330

sowa1387

spilla1400

shadec1425

sparklec1440

scatter?c1450

distribute?c1510

sparse?1550

to cast seed1577

bescatter1859

to sow, scatter, throw, etc. broadcast1874

?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe sig. P.vi^v Ashes made of a dogges head sparsyd vpon y^e holownes of the breste.

1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia ii. 78 To set free the bay againe, And sparse these workes into the maine.

c. To distribute, place, etc., here and there or dispersedly in a book or writing. Chiefly in past participle. Also without const.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter here and there at intervals

disparplea1325

scatterc1380

sprinkle?1518

sparse1608

resperse1649

1608 J. Panke Fal of Babel sig. B2^v I would not heape vp al I could saie at once, but sparse and let them fall here some and there some, the better to profit.

1608 H. Clapham Errour Left Hand To Rdr. sig. A4^v With diuers of the heades, sparsed in my Bibles briefe.

1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated 118 This hath been anciently taught, and still is sparsed in the writings of the..learned.

1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 42 Though sparsed up and down in your Sheets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	sparse
释义	sparseadj.adv. Brit. /spɑːs/, U.S. /spɑrs/ Etymology: < Latin sparsus, past participle of spargĕre to scatter. Compare Italian sparso, Portuguese esparso, Old French espars(e, French épars(e. 1. Scottish. Of writing: Having wide spaces between the words; widely spaced or spread out. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > widely spaced sparse1727 1727 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 288 These were produced on Tuesday the 18th, and are four or five sheets of sparse write, yet not so long as I expected. 1785 J. Beattie Scoticisms (1787) 85 The writing is sparse.—Loose. Not close. Takes up too much room. 1800 Monthly Mag. 9 237 When much space is occupied by few words, the Scotch, especially the lawyers, say, ‘the writing is sparse’. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) ‘Sparse writing’ is wide open writing, occupying a large space. 2. Separated by fairly wide intervals or spaces; thinly dispersed, distributed, or scattered; placed, set, etc., here and there over a relatively extensive area; not crowded, close, or dense.In some instances passing into the sense of ‘scanty, few, meagre’. a. Botany. = scattered adj. 4a.Also (in recent dictionaries) Zoology of spots, markings, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [adjective] > sparse or occurring singly sparsed1697 sparse1753 loose1776 lax1796 scattered1796 solitary1796 one-one1832 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Sparse Leaves, those which are placed irregularly over the several parts of the plant. c1789 Encycl. Brit. III. 443 The Situation of the Parts of a Plant is..Sparse, placed without any certain order. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1076/2 Sparse, scattered, irregularly distributed. b. Of population, an assembly, etc., or of persons composing this.In this sense originally U.S., and commented upon as an Americanism in the Penny Cycl. (1833) I. 449/1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals > characterized by wide intervals > of an assembly of people loose1630 sparse1828 thinned1857 (a) 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) A sparse population. 1841 R. W. Emerson Hist. in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 24 A sparse population and want make every man his own valet, cook, butcher, and soldier. 1863 C. Reade Hard Cash v Next day she was at evening church: the congregation was very sparse. 1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) App. 345 It is my belief that the great continents were already occupied by a widespread, though sparse population. (b)1850 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. I. 215/1 A sparse and hardy race of horsemen.1879 R. Browning Halbert & Hob 11 Thus were they found by the few sparse folk of the country-side.1890 Spectator 21 June There are..kingdoms where the inhabitants are as ‘sparse’ as the Maories were when the first ship-captain landed in New Zealand. c. Of things. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals rare?1440 thin-sown1590 scattered1595 scattering1610 disparpled1652 intervaled1659 scattery1816 sparse1861 1861 J. H. Bennet Mentone as Winter Climate ii. 16 The..olive-tree..is often as large as a fine large oak, but with fewer limbs and a more sparse foliage. 1864 R. Browning Gold Hair in Dramatis Personæ iii Smiles might be sparse on her cheek so spare. 1875 M. E. Braddon Strange World i A man with sparse grey hair. 1884 Fortn. Rev. Jan. 23 Such efforts as have been made in this direction are sparse. 3. a. Characterized by wide distribution or intervals. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals > characterized by wide intervals thin849 rare?1440 sparse1801 1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) III. 462 The great extent of our republic is new. Its sparse habitation is new. 1861 Press Newsp. IX. 889/2 It was composed of matter so amazingly sparse, that the whole substance of a comet could be compressed into a single square inch of earthy matter. 1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Greece & Greeks I. iv. 102 Nearly the whole of our way lay through sparse olive-woods. 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey ix. 259 The village..grows sparser as you draw near the Falls. b. Thinly occupied or populated. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals > in very small numbers > thinly attended or populated thin-sown1590 rare1601 thin1621 sparse1851 1851 J. P. Nichol Archit. Heavens (ed. 9) 267 Situated exclusively within that sparse district,..they composed but a few even of the orbs which are scattered there. c. Characterized by sparseness or scantiness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > not abundant scanta1400 thin1508 rare1584 thin-sown1590 scanty1674 infrequenta1682 bare-boned1828 sparse1871 1871 Echo 23 Jan. The average German uniform is less showy than the British on account of the sparser use of gold lace. 1889 Spectator 14 Dec. 850 The gleaning has been somewhat sparse. 4. In adverbial use: Sparsely. Also in combinations. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > fewness > [adverb] scarcec1300 smallya1513 sparse1725 sparsely1796 slimly1801 tenuously1892 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adverb] > not abundantly scarcec1300 weakly1605 sparse1725 slimly1801 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adverb] > here and there at wide intervals thinc1405 thinlyc1545 sparsim1587 scatteredly1612 sprinklingly1615 sparse1725 sparsely1796 sporadically1852 tenuously1892 1725 J. Armstrong Imitations Shaks. & Spenser in Misc. (1770) I. 150 The bleak puffing winds, that seem to spit Their foam sparse thro' the welkin. 1870 J. R. Lowell in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 8 And thrust far off The Heaven..To voids sparse-sown with alienated stars. 1872 J. S. Blackie Lays of Highlands 162 Through the lone sparse-peopled glen. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters ii. ii. 78 A lawn, sparse planted like an orchard. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 141 What would they do, those..sparse-haired elephants slowly following? 1924 J. Masefield Sard Harker iii. 201 He held on across the foothills through the sparse-growing sage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † sparsev. Forms: Also 1500s sparce. Etymology: < Latin spars-, participial stem of spargĕre to scatter, sprinkle, strew, etc. Compare sparse adj. and Old French esparser , -cer , Middle Dutch sparsen , spaersen (West Flemish spaarzen ). See also sperse v. Obsolete. 1. absol. To distribute or scatter abroad in giving. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (intransitive)] > scatter in giving sparse1535 the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (intransitive)] issue1534 sparse1535 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxi. 9 He hath sparsed abrode, & geuen to the poore. [So in later versions, commentaries, etc.] 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 8 Hereby thou art like God, he sparseth abroad, he vnweariably giveth good, to good and bad. 1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 250 Sparse abroad with a full hand, like a Seedsman in a broad field. 2. transitive. To spread or disseminate (a rumour, doctrine, etc.). Frequently with abroad. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (transitive)] sowc888 blowc1275 dispeple1297 to do abroadc1300 fame1303 publyc1350 defamea1382 publisha1382 open?1387 proclaima1393 slandera1400 spreada1400 abroachc1400 throwc1400 to give outa1425 promote?a1425 noisec1425 publicc1430 noisec1440 divulgea1464 to put outc1475 skail1487 to come out witha1500 bruit1525 bruita1529 to bear out1530 divulgate1530 promulgate1530 propale?1530 ventilate1530 provulgate1535 sparple1536 sparse1536 promulge1539 disperse1548 publicate1548 forthtell1549 hurly-burly?1550 propagate1554 to set abroada1555 utter1561 to set forth1567 blaze1570 evulgate1570 scatter1576 rear?1577 to carry about1585 pervulgate1586 celebrate?1596 propalate1598 vent1602 evulge1611 to give forth1611 impublic1628 ventilate1637 disseminate1643 expose1644 emit1650 to put about1664 to send abroad1681 to get abroad1688 to take out1697 advertise1710 forward1713 to set abouta1715 circulate1780 broadcast1829 vent1832 vulgate1851 debit1879 float1883 (a) 1536 R. Morison Remedy for Sedition F j They began properly to sparse pretye rumours in the North. a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 119 Sparsing a false bruyt, ‘That the said Johnne..had broken his awin craig’. a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1843) II. 17 Diversitie of rumors which Satan sparseth against us. (b)1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Acts vi. f. 27 The doctrine of Christes Gospel was sparsed euery daye further abrode.1585 W. Fleetwood in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 298 For sparcinge abrood certen lewed, sedicious, and traytorous bookes.1606 S. Hieron Truths Purchase in Wks. (1620) I. 47 Dangerous and infectious bookes, which..are sparsed abroad into all parts. 3. a. To break up, scatter, send in all directions. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > drive away in all directions to-driveOE to-dreveOE to-skairc1175 scattera1300 skaila1300 disparplea1325 sheda1325 discatterc1330 to-scattera1382 sparple1382 to-rusha1387 to-sparplea1387 deperpeyla1400 rat1402 sever1412 to-ratc1440 disparklec1449 scarkle1450 sparklea1470 disperse1503 shudderc1540 sparse1549 dissipate?c1550 to wap sindry1563 squander1622 rout1641 to feeze about1689 1549–62 T. Sternhold & J. Hopkins Whole Bk. Psalms xliv. 10 Our enemies robb'd and spoyld our goods, While we were sparst abroad. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne v. lxxxviii. 92 That many Christians haue they falsly slaine, And like a raging flood they sparsed ar. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xi. 268 When the hollow flood of aire, in Zephyres cheeks doth swell, And sparseth all the gatherd clouds, white Notus power did draw. b. To dispose, sprinkle, throw, etc., in a scattered manner. Const. into or upon (something). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter broadcast shedc1000 sprengeOE discatterc1330 shatterc1330 sowa1387 spilla1400 shadec1425 sparklec1440 scatter?c1450 distribute?c1510 sparse?1550 to cast seed1577 bescatter1859 to sow, scatter, throw, etc. broadcast1874 ?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe sig. P.vi^v Ashes made of a dogges head sparsyd vpon y^e holownes of the breste. 1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia ii. 78 To set free the bay againe, And sparse these workes into the maine. c. To distribute, place, etc., here and there or dispersedly in a book or writing. Chiefly in past participle. Also without const. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter here and there at intervals disparplea1325 scatterc1380 sprinkle?1518 sparse1608 resperse1649 1608 J. Panke Fal of Babel sig. B2^v I would not heape vp al I could saie at once, but sparse and let them fall here some and there some, the better to profit. 1608 H. Clapham Errour Left Hand To Rdr. sig. A4^v With diuers of the heades, sparsed in my Bibles briefe. 1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated 118 This hath been anciently taught, and still is sparsed in the writings of the..learned. 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 42 Though sparsed up and down in your Sheets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.adv.1725v.1535
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