Scattershot
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Covering a broad range in a random and unsystematic way.
"They were appalled by his idea of making a spy service out of a scattershot collection of Wall Street brokers, Ivy League eggheads, soldiers of fortune, ad men, news men, stunt men, second-story men, and con men."
Adjective
- 1 covering a wide range in a haphazard way wordnet
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More examples"They were appalled by his idea of making a spy service out of a scattershot collection of Wall Street brokers, Ivy League eggheads, soldiers of fortune, ad men, news men, stunt men, second-story men, and con men."
Etymology
From scatter + shot.