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scattered

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?skæt?d/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?skæt?d/
  • Hyphenation: scat?tered

Verb

scattered

  1. simple past tense and past participle of scatter

Adjective

scattered (comparative more scattered, superlative most scattered)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • createdst, desert cat

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askew

English

Alternative forms

  • askue, ascue, askoye, a skew

Etymology

From Old Norse á ská (askew, askance), equivalent to a- +? skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (diagonally), Danish skrå (slanting, oblique), German Schräge (slope, slant).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??skju?/
  • Rhymes: -u?

Adjective

askew

  1. Turned or twisted to one side.
  2. (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

Translations

Adverb

askew (comparative more askew, superlative most askew)

  1. Tilted to one side.
    He wore his hat askew

Translations

Related terms

  • skew-whiff

Anagrams

  • wakes, wekas

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