scattered C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈskætɚd/ UK /ˈskætəd/ See IPA manual Freq #6774 Meanings 1 adj Spread out over a wide area at irregular intervals. A few scattered houses dotted the hillside. 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 Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scattered **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈskætɚd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskætəd/ **Frequency rank:** 6774 ## Meanings 1. Spread out over a wide area at irregular intervals. 2. Occurring here and there over time, not steady or continuous. ## Examples - A few scattered houses dotted the hillside. - The forecast warned of scattered showers in the afternoon. ## Derived Forms - nonscattered - overscattered - rescattered - scatteredly - scatteredness - unscattered - upscattered ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown