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scrambled

scrambled adjective: mixed, disordered, shuffled. Also the simple past and past participle of scramble.

Adjective

scrambled (comparative more scrambled, superlative most scrambled)

  1. Mixed, disordered, shuffled.
    • a scrambled TV signal, requiring decryption
  2. Beaten and cooked.
    • He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.

Also used as

scrambled is also the simple past and past participle of scramble.

Forms of scrambled

comparativemore scrambled
superlativemost scrambled

Words formed from scrambled

Phrases with scrambled

Questions about scrambled

What does scrambled mean?
Scrambled means mixed, disordered, shuffled.
What part of speech is scrambled?
Scrambled is an adjective.

Words near scrambled in the dictionary

  1. Scramble for Africa
  2. scramble net
  3. scramble nets
  4. scramble up
  5. scramblebrained
  6. scrambled
  7. scrambled egg
  8. scrambled egg slime mold
  9. scrambled egg slime molds
  10. scrambled eggs
  11. scrambled up

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