scattered UK /ˈskætəd/US /ˈskætɚd/ adjective4 •(of things) lying here and there in small numbers, with empty space in betweenAnd when their scattered armie is subdu’d: And you march on their slaughtered carkasses, Share equally the gold that bought their liues, And liue like Gentlmen in Persea, […] — 1587 •Seemingly randomly distributed. •Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky. •Affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.Scattered showers. formsmore scattered · most scattered