scattered
verbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈskætəd//
- United States//ˈskætɚd//
Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
verb
- 1
Also a form of scattersimple past and past participle of scatter
adjective
- 1
Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
scattered applause
And when their ſcattered armie is ſubdu’d: And you march on their ſlaughtered carkaſſes, Share equally the gold that bought their liues, And liue like Gentlmen in Perſea, […]
The surroundings become bleak in the extreme as the timber line is approached and trees give place to thinly scattered birches that are little more than bushes.
- 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
Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
- 4
Affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.
Scattered showers.
Forms
- comparative
- more scattered
- superlative
- most scattered
scattered · Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
scavenger · Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through…scenario · An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of…scene · The location of an event that attracts attention.