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(satellite adjective) occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; "scattered showers"; "scattered villages" |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: strewn |
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(satellite adjective) not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh" |
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Synonyms: isolated, stray |
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(satellite adjective) lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" |
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Synonyms: confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, unconnected |
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