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sparsely
adverb as in hardly
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Weak matches
- almost inconceivably
- almost not
- by a hair
- by no means
- detectably
- faintly
- gradually
- imperceptibly
- infrequently
- little
- no more than
- no way
- not a bit
- not at all
- not by much
- not likely
- not markedly
- not measurably
- not much
- not notably
- not noticeably
- not often
- not quite
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- perceptibly
- pretty near
- scantly
- slightly
- sporadically
- with trouble
adverb as in lightly
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Example Sentences
Most of the area burned by the Mountain fire was in sparsely populated areas, but when high winds helped the blaze leap across Highway 118, it began threatening a suburban neighborhood in the Camarillo Hills.
While there is no Lundell Road on Google maps, a Lindell Road runs through sparsely populated hills north of the city.
"Sinn Féin appears to be using Mary Lou more sparsely and whenever she appears she is often flanked by her frontbench team," he said.
But she is a trusted leader of this sparsely populated and peaceful country having served in high government office for a quarter of a century.
Most of the area burned by the Mountain fire was in sparsely populated area in the Santa Susana Mountains north of Highway 118.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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