adv. Now rare. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In a dispersed or scattered manner; sparsely.
1570. Foxe, A. & M. (ed. 2), I. 1/2. The which Church, because it is vniuersall, and sparsedlye through all countries dilated [etc.].
1640. Parkinson, Theat. Plants, 4. Branches, slenderly or sparsedly set with two narrow leaves at each joynt.
1664. Evelyn, Pomona, Pref. (1729), 53. There are doubtless many such soils sparsedly throughout this Nation.
1668. Wilkins, Real Char., II. iv. § 4. 100. That which bears larger flowers growing more sparsedly.
1889. Stevenson, Edinb., 140. A star or two set sparsedly in the vault of heaven.
