Scattered

//ˈskætɚd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of scatter form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.

    "scattered applause"

  2. 2
    Seemingly randomly distributed.

    "There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished."

  3. 3
    Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
  4. 4
    Affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.

    "Scattered showers."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking orderly continuity wordnet
  2. 2
    occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
disconnecteddistributedalienatedall up withanarchicarsy varsy

Example

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"Empty cans were scattered about the place."

Related phrases

scattered discscattered shower

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