scattered

  1. Verb.  (past of, scatter) .
  2. Adjective.  randomly distributed.
  3. Adjective.  (meteorology, of clouds) covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
  4. Adjective.  (meteorology, of precipitation) affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.

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