clairsemé

See also: clairseme

French

Etymology

From clair +‎ semé. Note that the verb clairsemer was derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛʁ.sə.me/

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Participle

clairsemé (feminine clairsemée, masculine plural clairsemés, feminine plural clairsemées)

1. past participle of clairsemer

Adjective

clairsemé (feminine clairsemée, masculine plural clairsemés, feminine plural clairsemées)

1. scattered
2. sparse

   Le public était très clairsemé hier soir.

   The audience was very sparse last night.

Further reading

• “clairsemé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.