rampant vs sparse

rampant

adj
  • Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner. 

  • Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended. 

  • Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile. 

  • Tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other, or a vault whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane. 

  • Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly. 

adv
  • Rampantly. 

sparse

adj
  • Not dense; meager; scanty 

  • Having few nonzero elements 

  • Having widely spaced intervals. 

How often have the words rampant and sparse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )