Scattered
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskætɚd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Scattered is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of scatter.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of scatter.
More Meanings
- Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
- Seemingly randomly distributed.
- (meteorology, of clouds) Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
- (meteorology, of precipitation) Affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.
Example Sentences
scattered applause
Scattered showers.
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.
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, […]
Synonyms for scattered
Depending on context, synonyms include sporadic, confused, disjointed, garbled, isolated, illogical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stray, disordered, sporadic, confused, garbled, disjointed.
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