Wispy vs Sparse - What's the difference?
wispy | sparse |
Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.
Having widely spaced intervals.
Not dense; meager.
(obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
As adjectives the difference between wispy and sparse
is that wispy is consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle while sparse is having widely spaced intervals.As a verb sparse is
(obsolete) to scatter; to disperse.wispy
English
Adjective
(er)- The wispy smoke rose from chimneys all around town.
sparse
English
Adjective
(er)Derived terms
* sparse array * sparse index * sparse matrixVerb
(spars)- (Spenser)