When things are scattered, they’re spread out all over the place. If the forecast calls for scattered showers, it’ll rain here and there.
Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread.
Adjective S.
lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
Adjective S.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; "scattered showers"; "scattered villages"
Adjective S.
being distributed here and there without order; "scattered leaves littered the sidewalk"; "don''t forget to pick up the clothes lying strewn all over the floor"
Adjective S.
not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh"
imp. & p. p.
of Scatter
a.
Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread.
a.
Irregular in position; having no regular order; as,
scattered leaves.
Scattered
Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread.
Usage Examples
A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals.
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Other Usage ExamplesAs a child our dreams got scattered all about and all our future prospects got scattered to so many places, and we spend our lives trying to find the little pieces that make up our lives and make up the dreams that we had as a child that got blown away in the windstorm.
The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross.
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