sparse

sparse [CL sparsus+-e], here and there, sporadically, (also transf., of time) now and then, from time to time, infrequently. ~e, i. passim Gl. Bodl. 77; terras ‥ puro ‥ semine nec nimis ~e dispergi ‥ et seminari Fleta 164; c1517 duas ‥ cappas ‥ cum archangelis aureis ~ius insutis Invent. Ch. Ch. 123.