scattered
/ˈskætəd/ · verb
Meaning
- To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- To deflect (radiation or particles).
- To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
- To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
- To be dispersed upon.
- Seemingly randomly distributed.
- (of clouds) covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
- (of precipitation) affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.
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