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Comparative for spread or dispersed over a wide area
“They stood silhouetted against a scattered sprinkling of distant, pen-head lights visible beyond the hillside, in the wide expanse of farming country in the valley below.”
Comparative for dotted or speckled in nature or design
“A string of fairy lights on the wardrobe was casting pinpoint dots in a scattered pattern that reminded him of the freckles on her cheekbones.”
Comparative for intermittent or sporadic in frequency
“We did request a 6-month period of delivery on a scattered basis.”
Comparative for rare, not occurring regularly or in large numbers
“There are also scattered occurrences of works by Scandinavian artists in American museums.”
Comparative for lacking a logical sequence, system or plan
“The record is seen here as made up of a scattered sequence of moments.”
Comparative for in a manner that is messy or disorganized
“First, they encountered a scattered pile of corncobs and produce remnants.”
Comparative for standing on its own apart from the others
Comparative for decorated or augmented with flecks or sprinkles (of something)
Comparative for consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts
Comparative for difficult to understand because it has been distorted
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