scatteryadj.
/ˈskatəri/ a. Characterized by scattering; scattered; sparse; straggling.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered at wide intervals
rare?1440
thin-sown1590
scattered1595
scattering1610
disparpled1652
intervaled1659
scattery1816
sparse1861
1816 L. Hunt Story of Rimini i. 4 And the far ships, lifting their sails of white Like joyful hands, come up with scattery light,..true to the wished-for day.
1847 Ld. Jeffrey Let. 20 Apr. in Ld. Cockburn Life (1852) II. 413 The village is very small and scattery, and all mixed up with trees.
1877 R. D. Blackmore Erema (1880) xvi. 96 Not to benefit the world in general, in a large and scattery way—but to right the wrong of my own house.
b. Scatter-brained. rare.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective]
idlec825
giddyc1000
volage?a1366
apec1370
foolisha1382
vain1390
idleful1483
volageous1487
glaikit1488
cock-brained1530
apish1532
empty1550
sillyc1555
frivolous?1563
tickle-headed1583
light-braineda1593
frothy1593
owlish1596
bird-witted1605
empty-headed1614
idle-headed1614
empty-pateda1628
marmosetical1630
grollish1637
feather-headed1647
nonsense1647
whirl-crowned1648
feather-brained1649
swimmering1650
soft-pated1651
weather-headeda1652
shuttlecock1660
drum-headed1664
chicken-brained1678
halokit1724
desipient1727
shatter-pated1727
scattered-brained1747
light-thoughted1777
scatter-brained1804
shandy-pated1806
hellicat1815
feather-pated1819
inane1819
weather-brained1826
bubble-headed1827
tomfoolish1838
bird-brained1892
tottle1894
fluffy1898
scatty1911
wandery1912
scattery1924
twitterpated1943
the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective]
lightlyeOE
lightOE
lightsomea1425
flying1509
light-minded?1529
tickle or light of the sear?1530
giddya1547
light-headed1549
gidded1563
giddish1566
fling-brained1570
tickle-headed1583
toyish1584
shallow1594
leger1598
corky1601
barmy1602
airy1609
unfirma1616
unballast1622
cork-brained1630
unballasted1644
kickshawa1655
unserious1655
unstudious1663
flirtishc1665
caper-witteda1670
shatter-headedc1686
corky-brained1699
flea-lugged1724
halokit1724
shatter-brained1727
scattered-brained1747
shatter-witted1775
flippant1791
butterfly-brained1796
scatter-brained1804
gossamer1806
shandy-pated1806
shattery1820
barmy-brained1823
papilionaceous1832
flirtatious1834
flirty1840
Micawberish1859
scatterheaded1867
flibberty-gibberty1879
thistledown1897
shatter-pated1901
trivial-minded1905
scattery1924
fizgig1928
ditzy1979
1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey i. v. 33 The scattery enthusiasm of the sucking publisher.
1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song iii. i. 226 He himself knew how to wait, but did this modern young man, so feather-pated and scattery?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1816- by the bye
- by the cause of
- by the cause that
- by the country
- by the dint of
- by the drum
- by the ear
- by the ears
- by the elevens!
- by the eye
- by the faith of one's body
- by the faith of one's love
- by the favour of
- by the ferrups
- by the fireside
- by the first visage
- by the foot run
- by the force of
- by the full
- by the grace of god
- by the great
- by the great horn spoon
- by the ground
- by the half
- by the half blood