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scattered
[ skat-erd ]
adjective
- distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals:
scattered villages; scattered showers.
- dispersed; disorganized:
scattered forces.
- distracted or disorganized:
scattered thoughts.
- Meteorology. (of clouds) covering up to one-half of the sky. Compare broken ( def 5 ).
Other Word Forms
- t· adverb
- t·Ա noun
- ܲ·t adjective
- ɱ-t adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of scattered1
Example Sentences
Lizzie Rovzek, who appeared in episodes scattered over five seasons of “RHOC,” wrote, “Love you so much. Amen” on that post, which included the sentence “He heals the brokenhearted and binds their wounds.”
The references to “boltz” are scattered throughout tracks, brief glimmers of gratitude and joy which emerge from clouds of gloom.
At any given moment in summer, when thousands of free-ranging cattle are scattered across those pastures, the wolves can gaze down from their protected perch and take their pick.
In the converted barn's main room, Elizabethan ballads drifted through smoke-thick air as someone scattered chrysanthemum petals across a sheepskin rug.
Visible construction continued until 8 March, with scattered temporary structures appearing on satellite imagery.
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