US /ˈskætɚd/ UK /ˈskætəd/
adj verb Freq #6774

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Spread out over a wide area at irregular intervals.

    A few scattered houses dotted the hillside.

  2. 2
    adj

    Occurring here and there over time, not steady or continuous.

    The forecast warned of scattered showers in the afternoon.

Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms nonscatteredoverscatteredrescatteredscatteredlyscatterednessunscatteredupscattered

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