well-dispersedadj.
/ˌwɛldᵻˈspəːst/, U.S. /ˌwɛldəˈspərst/ Thoroughly diffused or scattered; appropriately or effectively spread out.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > neither too close together nor far apart
well-dispersed1606
uncrowded1700
well-spaced1756
1606 B. Barnes Foure Bks. Offices i. 3 That precocitie, which is in many of our young heads of this age..before the bruit of their rare pregnancie be well dispersed.
1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 12 In heaps, like Ambergrise, a stink it lies, But well dispers'd, is Incense to the skies.
1784 T. Warwick Edwy ii. iv. 40 Some brothers of our order well dispers'd Already dwell on Edwy's blasphemies.
1789 World 24 June (advt.) There are sundry well dispersed beautiful Plantations, surrounding both the Houses.
1831 J. Bouchette Brit. Dominions N. Amer. I. x. 318 The mellowed landscape that offers itself in the well-dispersed settlements of Rimouski.
1948 Daily Tel. 9 Dec. 6 The fleet is well dispersed.
2002 K. Matinuddin Nuclearization S. Asia viii. 175 Adequate and well-dispersed stockpiles of nuclear weapons..must be secured.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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