2. (Bot.) Irregular in position; having no regular order; as, scattered leaves. [1913 Webster] -- {Scat"tered*ly}, adv. -- {Scat"tered*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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scattered — index disconnected, sporadic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scattered — scat|tered [ˈskætəd US ərd] adj spread over a wide area or over a long period of time scattered over/throughout/across/around etc ▪ Broken glass lay scattered over the floor. scattered with ▪ The sky was scattered with stars. ▪ There will be some … Dictionary of contemporary English
scattered — [[t]skæ̱tə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n, v link ADJ prep/adv Scattered things are spread over an area in an untidy or irregular way. He picked up the scattered toys... Tomorrow there will be a few scattered showers... The fridge door was open and food… … English dictionary
scattered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, lie ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ liberally ▪ Large vases of flowers were liberally scattered around the room … Collocations dictionary
scattered — scatteredly, adv. scatteredness, n. /skat euhrd/, adj. 1. distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers. 2. dispersed; disorganized: scattered forces. 3. distracted or… … Universalium
scattered — scat|tered [ skætərd ] adjective * 1. ) spread over a large area: My relatives are scattered all over the country. 2. ) happening in only a few places: Scattered fighting continued. scattered showers: Tomorrow it will be mostly cloudy with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scattered */ — UK [ˈskætə(r)d] / US [ˈskætərd] adjective 1) spread over a large area My relatives are scattered all over the country. 2) happening in only a few places Scattered fighting continued. scattered showers: Tomorrow it will be mostly cloudy with… … English dictionary
Scattered — Scatter Scat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scattering}.] [OE. scateren. See {Shatter}.] 1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scattered — adjective 1. occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space (Freq. 7) scattered showers scattered villages • Similar to: ↑distributed 2. lacking orderly continuity a confused set of instructions … Useful english dictionary
