scattered
Americanadjective
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distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals.
scattered villages; scattered showers.
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dispersed; disorganized.
scattered forces.
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distracted or disorganized.
scattered thoughts.
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Meteorology. (of clouds) covering up to one-half of the sky.
Other Word Forms
- scatteredly adverb
- scatteredness noun
- unscattered adjective
- well-scattered adjective
Etymology
Origin of scattered
Example Sentences
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There’s also scattered evidence that young workers just starting out in their careers are losing out to AI, but so far the reports are mostly anecdotal.
From MarketWatch
Though each of Iran’s scattered factions wanted something different, they began to unite in their desire to get rid of him.
Those studies showed that most of the debris from such impacts would eventually clump back together into moons, but some material would be scattered inward and remain as rings.
From Science Daily
Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.
From Barron's
Knowing how smart that hundred dollar monkey was, I took the shovel and scattered the fresh dirt that had come from the hole.
From Literature
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