What's New Zealand like? Is it as sparsely populated as Australia?
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Sparsely
Synonyms for "sparsely" (43 found)
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Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
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Translations
11 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- нарядко adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
- разпръснато adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
Catalan
2 entries- escassament adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
- esparsament adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
Czech
2 entries- spoře adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
- řídce adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
Estonian
1 entries- hõredalt adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
Finnish
2 entries- harvaan adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
- harvasti adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
Hungarian
1 entries- szórványosan adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
Spanish
1 entries- escasamente adv (in a scattered or sparse manner)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Tom lives a very simple life in a sparsely furnished apartment.
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The region is large, but sparsely populated.
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The region is enormous, but sparsely populated.
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