'Scattered' definitions:

Definition of 'scattered'

adjective

Occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; "scattered showers"; "scattered villages"

adjective

Lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected]

From: GCIDE

Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering.] [OE. scateren. See Shatter.]
1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. [1913 Webster]
And some are scattered all the floor about. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. [1913 Webster]
Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

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]