Both Uses of
sparse
in
The Two Towers
- These are the Rohirrim, as we name them, masters of horses, and we ceded to them the fields of Calenardhon that are since called Rohan; for that province had long been sparsely peopled.†
Chpt 4.5 *
- A very miserable creature he looked, dripping and dank, smelling of fish (he still clutched one in his hand); his sparse locks were hanging like rank weed over his bony brows, his nose was snivelling.†
Chpt 4.6
Definition:
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(sparse) not dense; or few in number and spread out