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Webster 1913 Edition


Scattered

Scat′tered

,
Adj.
1.
Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread.
2.
(Bot.)
Irregular in position; having no regular order;
as,
scattered
leaves
.
–
Scat′tered-ly
,
adv.
–
Scat′tered-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scattered

SCAT'TERED

, pp.
1.
Dispersed; dissipated; thinly spread; sprinkled or thinly spread over.
2.
In botany, irregular in position; without any apparent regular order; as scattered branches.