adjective
1. occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space (Freq. 7)
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scattered showers
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scattered villages
• Similar to: ↑distributed
2. lacking orderly continuity
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a confused set of instructions
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a confused dream about the end of the world
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disconnected fragments of a story
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scattered thoughts
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• Similar to: ↑incoherent
• Derivationally related forms: ↑illogicalness (for: ↑illogical), ↑disjointedness (for: ↑disjointed), ↑disconnectedness (for: ↑disconnected)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.