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scattersome

scattersome adjective: characterised or marked by scattering.

Adjective

scattersome (comparative more scattersome, superlative most scattersome)

  1. Characterised or marked by scattering
    • In general, theoretical evaluation of Ψ is not feasible, because of the lack of basic information on steel-concrete bond properties and the scattersome nature of the phenomenon.1970, Fatigue Life of Prestressed Concrete Beams, American Society of Civil Engineers
    • Sunshine in his mind Kittelsens her hair, where stirs neither milk nor myth for whose skin so fair; sure were these prayers which abounded by cairn, but surer the year he disowned the stones, casting scattersome them 'to drear, [...]2016, Hugo Hennegau, Society Ludvika

Forms of scattersome

comparativemore scattersome
superlativemost scattersome

Origin of scattersome

From scatter + -some.

Questions about scattersome

What does scattersome mean?
Scattersome means characterised or marked by scattering.
What part of speech is scattersome?
Scattersome is an adjective.

Words near scattersome in the dictionary

  1. scatterplotting
  2. scatterpoint
  3. scatterpoints
  4. scatters
  5. scattershot
  6. scattersome
  7. scattery
  8. scattier
  9. scattiest
  10. scattily
  11. scattiness

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