Scattered
WordNet
adjective
(1) Lacking orderly continuity
"A confused set of instructions"
"A confused dream about the end of the world"
"Disconnected fragments of a story"
"Scattered thoughts"
(2) Occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
"Scattered showers"
"Scattered villages"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- randomly distributed.
- covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
- affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.