| his hair is getting rather ~ on top, rambutnya sudah tumbuh jarang di kepalanya; a ~ population, mainly engaged in farming, penduduk yg tdk padat, yg kebanyakannya bertani; the information on the case is rather ~, maklumat ttg kes itu agak sedikit. | his hair is getting rather ~ on top, rambutnya sudah tumbuh jarang di kepalanya; a ~ population, mainly engaged in farming, penduduk yg tdk padat, yg kebanyakannya bertani; the information on the case is rather ~, maklumat ttg kes itu agak sedikit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adj scanty, meagre, not dense, jarang; (of population) tdk /padat, ramai/; (of information, coverage, etc) sedikit, tdk banyak: trees in the area are ~, pokok-pokok di kawasan itu tumbuh jarang; | adj scanty, meagre, not dense, jarang; (of population) tdk /padat, ramai/; (of information, coverage, etc) sedikit, tdk banyak: trees in the area are ~, pokok-pokok di kawasan itu tumbuh jarang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 4. scanty, sparse, a. (of people) kurang: a ~ audience, penonton yg kurang; b. (of hair) jarang: his hair was getting ~, rambutnya semakin jarang; c. (of rain) renyai; d. | 4. scanty, sparse, a. (of people) kurang: a ~ audience, penonton yg kurang; b. (of hair) jarang: his hair was getting ~, rambutnya semakin jarang; c. (of rain) renyai; d. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 2. make scanty, sparse, mengurangkan: years of civil war had ~ned the population, perang saudara yg berlaku bertahun-tahun itu telah mengurangkan bilangan penduduk; | 2. make scanty, sparse, mengurangkan: years of civil war had ~ned the population, perang saudara yg berlaku bertahun-tahun itu telah mengurangkan bilangan penduduk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 2. also ~ out, become scanty, sparse, berkurang: the trees ~ out at this high altitude, pokok-pokok berkurang di kawasan yg lebih tinggi; the crowd began to ~ out towards the end of the match, jumlah kumpulan peno | 2. also ~ out, become scanty, sparse, berkurang: the trees ~ out at this high altitude, pokok-pokok berkurang di kawasan yg lebih tinggi; the crowd began to ~ out towards the end of the match, jumlah kumpulan peno | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adj 1. meager (of quantity, supply, etc) terlalu sedikit: a ~ meal, makanan yg terlalu sedikit; the harvest was ~ this year, hasil tuaian pd tahun ini terlalu sedikit; 2. (of hair, vegetation) sparse, jarang: he combed his ~ hair, dia menyikat rambutnya yg jarang; | adj 1. meager (of quantity, supply, etc) terlalu sedikit: a ~ meal, makanan yg terlalu sedikit; the harvest was ~ this year, hasil tuaian pd tahun ini terlalu sedikit; 2. (of hair, vegetation) sparse, jarang: he combed his ~ hair, dia menyikat rambutnya yg jarang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |