Scattered \Scat"tered\, a. 1. Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Irregular in position; having no regular order; as, scattered leaves. [1913 Webster] -- {Scat"tered*ly}, adv. -- {Scat"tered*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]