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scattered: Meaning and Definition of
scat•tered
Pronunciation: (skat'urd), [key] ? adj.
- distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- dispersed; disorganized: scattered forces.
- distracted or disorganized: scattered thoughts.
- (of clouds) covering up to one-half of the sky. Cf.(def. 5).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.