A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPARSE

Sat, 21 Jun '25
Scattered
Wed, 15 Jan '25
Not densely packed
Wed, 20 Mar '24
Unimpressive, attendance-wise
Fri, 13 Jan '23
Like the population of Greenland
Sat, 31 Dec '22
Few and far between
Tue, 22 Mar '22
Few and far between
Thu, 10 Jun '21
Meager